Research Article

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

Table 14

3D homogeneous reactor power errors (%) corresponding to the first eigenvalue.

NodeStructured mesh
10 cm5 cm2 cm

10.9828180.2833770.044883
21.0213000.2795120.044440
30.9828220.2833860.044883
41.0677960.2906030.045257
50.9913690.2772650.044169
61.0678020.2906100.045211
70.9828180.2833640.044932
81.0213000.2795450.044217
90.9828220.2833730.044914
101.0208630.2831230.044656
111.0112690.2820630.044683
121.0208630.2831130.044617
131.0423810.2846880.044685
141.0436810.2854670.044857
151.0423730.2846640.044693
161.0208630.2831420.044694
171.0112610.2821190.044569
181.0208630.2831030.044712
191.0153420.2819140.044589
201.0173270.2833250.044599
211.0153280.2819280.044560
221.0362970.2834710.044532
231.0502990.2867680.044747
241.0362910.2834710.044526
251.0153500.2819000.044489
261.0173150.2833080.044682
271.0153420.2818930.044503
281.0153420.2819210.044582
291.0173270.2833370.044599
301.0153280.2819210.044567
311.0362970.2834530.044502
321.0502990.2867740.044753
331.0362910.2834710.044526
341.0153500.2818930.044483
351.0173150.2832900.044688
361.0153500.2819000.044510
371.0208630.2831420.044656
381.0112690.2820630.044674
391.0208630.2831130.044626
401.0423810.2846880.044677
411.0436810.2854670.044857
421.0423810.2846720.044685
431.0208630.2831320.044712
441.0112610.2821030.044569
451.0208630.2830930.044712
460.9828220.2833730.044888
471.0213060.2795190.044453
480.9828090.2833770.044883
491.0677960.2906100.045244
500.9913620.2772770.044169
511.0678020.2906160.045197
520.9828220.2833640.044914
531.0213060.2795450.044210
540.9828220.2833730.044905