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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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L. Finkelstein, M. Shatz
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 42 | Number 3 | December 1970 | Pages 260-266
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE70-A21215
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A class of resonant absorbing cross sections was found for which there are simple exact solutions of the neutron moderation equation. Some of these solutions are compared with corresponding numerical solutions obtained by the methods of Rowlands, Nordheim, and Finkelstein. The first two methods are accurate for narrow and intermediate absorption resonances but develop instability when relatively strong (with respect to scattering) absorption extends for a few or more collision intervals. Then only the third method may be used with confidence.