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DOE issues RFQ for clean-energy projects at WIPP
The Department of Energy has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties that are looking to establish carbon pollution–free electricity (CFE) projects at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in New Mexico.
J. Cartier, G. Samba
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 154 | Number 1 | September 2006 | Pages 28-47
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE06-A2616
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We introduce a new method based on mixed and hybrid finite element for solving the second-order discrete ordinates transport equation on unstructured grids in any arbitrary spatial dimensions. We derive a mixed variational form of the transport equation and describe the mixed and hybrid discretization procedure. We also prove discrete asymptotic properties in slab geometry. We present some numerical results to illustrate the efficiency of our method.
