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We present an experimental study of two versions of a second-degree iterative method applied to the resolution of the sparse linear systems related to the 3D multi-group time-dependent Neutron Diffusion Equation (TNDE), which is important for studies of stability and security of nuclear reactors. In addition, the second-degree iterative methods have been combined with an adaptable technique, in order to improve their convergence and accuracy. The authors consider that second-degree iterative methods can be applied and extended to the study of transient analysis with more than two energy groups and they might represent a saving in spatial cost for nuclear core simulations. These methods have been coded in PETSc [1][2][3].
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Flores-Sánchez, O., Vidal, V.E., García, V.M., Flores-Sánchez, P. (2007). Sequential and Parallel Resolution of the Two-Group Transient Neutron Diffusion Equation Using Second-Degree Iterative Methods. In: Daydé, M., Palma, J.M.L.M., Coutinho, Á.L.G.A., Pacitti, E., Lopes, J.C. (eds) High Performance Computing for Computational Science - VECPAR 2006. VECPAR 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4395. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71351-7_33
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