Optimization of energy-group structure for LWR high-fidelity neutronics calculation based on the contributon theory

ABSTRACT

Deterministic high-fidelity neutronics calculation is to solve the neutron transport equation using the multi-group (MG) nuclear data libraries. The energy-group structure (ES) in MG nuclear data libraries has a significant impact on the precision and efficiency of neutronics calculation. Therefore, to meet the requirement of high precision and efficiency for high-fidelity neutronics calculation, the contributon theory is adopted to select the optimal ESs for the high-fidelity neutronics code NECP-X which is developed by Nuclear Engineering Computational Physics (NECP) lab. at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU). By combining the contributon theory with the exhaustive searching method, the optimal ESs can be selected effectively. Two optimal ESs named NECP-69 and NECP-47 are obtained and the nuclear data processing code NECP-Atlas developed by NECP lab. is utilized to generate the corresponding MG nuclear data libraries for NECP-X. The neutronics parameters of the MOX pin cell problems and the VERA benchmarks are evaluated. The numerical results show that more precise neutronics parameters are obtained based on the optimal ESs compared with those based on the conventional WIMS-69 and HELIOS-47 for NECP-X.     

Light scattering in monodisperse systems – from suspensions to transparent ceramics

Predicting the in-line transmittance of transparent ceramics via model calculations is a useful guide for materials design and optimization of preparation process. However, the absence of reliable input information (volume fractions and size) usually precludes the direct verification of these calculations. On the other hand, suspensions, which can be prepared with well controlled volume fractions of the solids selected, may serve as model systems that are amenable to verification. This paper describes the procedure to perform these calculations, and compares calculated data for suspensions of monodisperse spheres of amorphous silica with spectrophotometric measurements of silica monosphere suspensions with four different concentrations. Moreover, completely analogous model calculations are performed for bubbles in silica glass and pores in spinel ceramics. The results are discussed on the basis on 3D graphs, the use of which is highly recommended. The results may be considered as a benchmark for future model calculations for polydisperse systems.     

Research on adsorption mechanism of wall climbing robots based on internally balanced theory

The internally balanced theory proposed by the Japanese researchers,solved the contradiction between adsorption ability and moving capability of the permanent magnetic adsorption mechanism.However,it still has some problems when applied to wall climbing robots.This paper analyzes and improves this theory,and the improved internally balanced theory satisfies the requirements of the adsorption mechanism significantly.Finally,a practical prototype is proposed based on this method,and both the analysis using ANSYS and the experiment results justify the design validity.     

A Comparison of Network-Based Methods for Drug Repurposing along with an Application to Human Complex Diseases

Drug repurposing strategy, proposing a therapeutic switching of already approved drugs with known medical indications to new therapeutic purposes, has been considered as an efficient approach to unveil novel drug candidates with new pharmacological activities, significantly reducing the cost and shortening the time of de novo drug discovery. Meaningful computational approaches for drug repurposing exploit the principles of the emerging field of Network Medicine, according to which human diseases can be interpreted as local perturbations of the human interactome network, where the molecular determinants of each disease (disease genes) are not randomly scattered, but co-localized in highly interconnected subnetworks (disease modules), whose perturbation is linked to the pathophenotype manifestation. By interpreting drug effects as local perturbations of the interactome, for a drug to be on-target effective against a specific disease or to cause off-target adverse effects, its targets should be in the nearby of disease-associated genes. Here, we used the network-based proximity measure to compute the distance between the drug module and the disease module in the human interactome by exploiting five different metrics (minimum, maximum, mean, median, mode), with the aim to compare different frameworks for highlighting putative repurposable drugs to treat complex human diseases, including malignant breast and prostate neoplasms, schizophrenia, and liver cirrhosis. Whilst the standard metric (that is the minimum) for the network-based proximity remained a valid tool for efficiently screening off-label drugs, we observed that the other implemented metrics specifically predicted further interesting drug candidates worthy of investigation for yielding a potentially significant clinical benefit.     

夹层梁纯弯曲正应力理论公式推导与实验分析

在材料力学实验中引入夹层梁纯弯曲实验,运用材料力学的理论方法对夹层梁弯曲正应力理论计算方法进行推导．通过采用电测法测量指定截面上的弯曲正应力,将实验值与理论计算值比较．经过比较可知,夹层梁纯弯曲时满足平面假设条件,理论计算公式可行．     

Phase behaviors of polymer solution confined between two concentric cylinders

A theoretical study on the phase behaviors of a polymer solution confined between two coaxial cylindrical walls is presented. For the case of a neutral inner cylinder, the spinodal point derived by the Gaussian fluctuation theory is confinement-independent because of the existence of a free dimension in the system. The kinetic analysis indicates that the fluctuation modes always have a component of a plane wave along the axial direction, which can lead to the formation of a periodic-like concentration pattern. On the other hand, the equilibrium structure of the system is obtained by the self-consistent mean-field theory (SCMFT) and the interplay between the “wetting” phenomenon and the phase separation is observed by modifying the property of the inner cylindrical wall. In particular, our results can be regarded as a hint to interpret the mechanism of the formation of the shish-kebab structure observed in the field of polymer crystallization.     

印染废水处理效果的模糊综合评判应用研究

运用模糊数学理论对印染废水的处理效果进行了模糊综合评判探讨研究,同时结合具体实例进行验证,该模糊集理论模型的物理意义明确且简单实用。     

灰色理论在污垢热阻预测中的应用

由于影响换热器污垢热阻的因素较为复杂,对其预测比较困难。针对这种情况,提出了利用灰色理论对污垢热阻进行预测。通过实验表明,预测的结果和实测值能较好吻合,可以较准确地预测污垢热阻随时间的变化趋势。     

基于多变量灰色模型的磨削参数预测研究

磨削参数影响混凝土的金刚石磨削应用效果.利用实验数据样本,基于多变量灰色预测理论建立了混凝土的金刚石磨削参数灰色预测模型.结合实验数据分析和验证了以磨削混凝土的金刚石磨削参数为输入、以磨削加工量和金刚石磨粒磨损为输出的预测模型,实例结果表明,该模型可以较好地预测金刚石刀具的机械加工量和磨粒磨损值.