Research Article

A New Precursor Integral Method for Solving Space-Dependent Kinetic Equations in Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Coupling System

Table 4

TWIGL relative power transient reference problem step reactivity insertion at 50 ms.

Independent variablesZero-order Taylor expansionFirst-order Taylor expansionExponential expansion

0.12.0447822.044766 (−7.82e − 4)2.044775 (−3.42e − 4)2.044777 (−2.44e − 4)
12.0429712.042809 (−9.64e − 4)2.042890 (−9.25e − 2)2.042896 (−9.22e − 2)
102.0181932.016678 (−1.37e0)2.017436 (−1.34e0)2.017459 (−1.33e0)
501.8759681.870072 (−8.54e0)1.872973 (−8.41e0)1.873018 (−8.40e0)