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TRP 12. Radiation Transport Modeling Using Parallel Computational Techniques
August 2001 - August 2004
Research Objectives & Methods
This project involved modeling several aspects of the LANCSE beam experiments:
- Modeling targets of varying diameter in air, in a vacuum, and in the presence of humid air;
- Modeling various proton beam profiles;
- Modeling the effects of off-axis proton beam impingement on the target;
- Modeling the asymmetry introduced by the steel table below the target;
- Modeling the effect of varying ratios of Pb to Bi and the effect of impurities; and
- Modeling the system, including other structures within the test room.
With the experience gained through modeling these systems, the UNLV researchers developed, with the assistance of their national laboratory collaborators, a benchmark program for the neutron leakage tests and other tests related to transmuter development. A comprehensive three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) image of the LANSCE experiments was prepared using ProEngineer to help benchmark the experiments and provide accurate geometric data for MCNPX modeling.
Researchers
- William Culbreth, Mechanical Engineering
- Denis Beller, Mechanical Engineering
Collaborators
- Raymond Klann, Argonne National Laboratory
- Laurie Waters, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Students
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Ashraf Kaboud, Masters, Mechanical Engineering
(MS Thesis Not Available) -
Suresh Sadenini, Masters & PhD, Mechanical Engineering
(MS Thesis Not Available) - Trevor Wilcox, Graduate, Mechanical Engineering
- Daniel Lowe, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering
- Robert O'Brien, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering