Research Article

Resolution of the Generalized Eigenvalue Problem in the Neutron Diffusion Equation Discretized by the Finite Volume Method

Table 12

3D homogeneous reactor results.

ā€‰Structured mesh

Mesh length (cm)1052
Number of cells10808640135000
Computational time (h:min:s)0:0:8.56 0:2:51.7512:41:9
Eigenvalue-1 error (pcm)148.49200337.1419025.927090
Eigenvalue-2 error (pcm)174.64289743.4737096.912315
Eigenvalue-3 error (pcm)276.88701568.85562110.939931
Eigenvalue-4 error (pcm)390.54656497.62280415.555099
Eigenvalue-5 error (pcm)416.479277103.76263716.498151