Multiscale neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling with COBAYA4 code for pin-by-pin PWR transient analysis

摘要

At UPM, in-depth modifications of the core simulator COBAYA, able to perform neutronics diffusion calculations at both nodal and pin-by-pin levels, have been accomplished during the 7th Framework EURATOM NURESAFE project. The main goal was to upgrade its integration in the European Platform for Nuclear Reactor Safety Simulation in order to facilitate the coupling with any other code of the platform for multi-physics analysis, focusing also on the code legibility and maintainability.