Abstract
A simple and efficient method to estimate the Dancoff factor in a complicated geometry, named “the Neutron current method,” is presented in this paper. In this method, Dancoff factors are evaluated from the flux values obtained by the method of characteristics (MOC). By setting appropriate neutron sources in the non-fuel regions of target geometry and then executing fixed source calculation by MOC, the neutron current method can evaluate Dancoff factors for complicated geometry. It was demonstrated that the neutron current method can easily be adopted for complicated geometries, such as a PWR fuel assembly or large-scale geometry that is difficult to handle by the traditional collision probability method. By utilizing the neutron current method instead of a traditional collision probability method, the calculation time of Dancoff factors in complicated large geometry is drastically reduced.
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