NE 582 - Transport Theory: Monte Carlo

Institution:

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Subject:

Nuclear Engineering

Description:

Modeling and simulation of neutral particle transport in nuclear systems. Transport theory through the Boltzmann transport equation. Source driven and criticality calculations. Energy discretization and multi-group transport equations. Relevant nuclear data. The adjoint transport equation. Probability distribution functions. Monte Carlo solutions of the transport equation. Error estimates. Non-analog Monte Carlo and variance reduction methods. Modern Monte Carlo transport codes.Recommended Background: Prior programming experience (in any programming language) is required.Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tennessee.edu

Phone Number:

(865) 974-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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