Study of the thermal expansion effects of a space nuclear reactor with an integrated honeycomb core design using OpenMC and ANSYS
Chao Chen, Huaping Mei, Zhen Wang, Shichao Zhang, Shuyong Liu, Haixia Wang, Size Chen, Meisheng He, Tao‐Sheng Li
Topics & Concepts
Thermal expansionNuclear engineeringMaterials scienceNuclear reactor coreMonte Carlo methodNuclear reactorHoneycomb structureHoneycombCore (optical fiber)Decay heatReactivity (psychology)Composite materialEngineeringStatisticsAlternative medicineMathematicsPathologyMedicineNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies