Preliminary study on CAD-based method of characteristics for neutron transport calculation

Our new method makes use of a CAD-based automatic modeling tool, MCAM, for geometry modeling and ray tracing of particle transport in method of characteristics (MOC). It was found that it could considerably enhance the capability of MOC to deal with more complicated models for neutron transport calculation. In our study, the diamond-difference scheme was applied to MOC to reduce the spatial discretization errors of the flat flux approximation. Based on MCAM and MOC, a new 2D MOC code was developed and integrated into the SuperMC system, which is a Super Multi-function Computational system for neutronics and radiation simulation. The numerical results demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of the new method for neutron transport calculation in MOC.     

Preliminary study on CAD-based method of characteristics for neutron transport calculation

Our new method makes use of a CAD-based automatic modeling tool, MCAM, for geometry modeling and ray tracing of particle transport in method of characteristics （MOC）. It was found that it could considerably enhance the capability of MOC to deal with more complicated models for neutron transport calculation. In our study, the diamond-difference scheme was applied to MOC to reduce the spatial discretization errors of the fiat flux approximation. Based on MCAM and MOC, a new 2D MOC code was developed and integrated into the SuperMC system, which is a Super Multi-function Computational system for neutronics and radiation simulation. The numerical results demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of the new method for neutron transport calculation in MOC.     

具有两个非零点循环码的权重分布

循环码作为一类重要的线性码,因其有效的编码和译码算法而被广泛应用于通信和存储系统.令F_r为有限域F_q的一个扩域,其中r=q~m,α为有限域F_r的本原元.设n=n1n2满足gcd(n1,n2)=1为r-1的因子.定义F_q上的一类循环码C={c(a1,a2)=(T_r/q(a1y_1~2+a2(g1g2)~i))_(i=0)~(n-1):a1,a2∈F_r},其中g1=α(r-1)/(n1),g2=α(r-1)/(n2),且g1与g1g2不共轭.本文将利用Gauss周期刻画循环码C的权重分布.特别地,这类循环码包含一类二重循环码和一类三重循环码.     

微细通道纳米与非纳米流体传热和压降对比研究

分别以0.2%、0.5%、1%质量分数的Al2O3-H2O纳米流体和去离子水为实验工质,在高2mm,宽1mm的矩形微细通道内进行纳米流体与非纳米流体两相沸腾传热和压降对比研究。实验结果表明:增加质量通量对两种工质换热系数影响都较小,但增加热流密度可提高换热系数;在相同工况下,与水基液相比,采用Al2O3-H2O纳米流体换热系数明显增大,且随着纳米流体质量分数的增加而增加,对于该实验换热系数可提高8%～17%;随着纳米颗粒质量分数和质量通量的增加,两相摩擦压降显著增大。     

基于蒙特卡罗方法的卫星光学波段闪电辐射观测模拟

我国下一代静止气象卫星风云四号将首次搭载光学闪电成像仪上天,对闪电和与之相联系的强对流天气进行实时、连续观测。对未来风云四号卫星闪电观测资料的特性进行预先研究,一个重要的途径就是建立光学波段的闪电辐射传输模拟算法,对闪电辐射的物理过程及卫星观测到的闪电辐射光学特征进行模拟研究。结合风云四号卫星闪电成像仪观测的几何和波长参数,在构建简化的闪电光源模型和雷暴云模型的基础上,利用蒙特卡罗随机模拟和光子追踪方法,模拟得到了风云四号卫星闪电成像仪观测到的云顶闪电信号,并对其辐射特征进行了初步研究。结果表明,基于蒙特卡罗方法的闪电辐射传输模拟,可以从理论上揭示卫星光学波段闪电辐射观测与最重要影响参数之间的联系,这将为未来星载闪电资料的应用提供非常有价值的信息。     

Whiteman广义分圆序列的自相关值

Let p,q be distinct primes with gcd(p-1,q-1) = 4.In this paper,we calculate the autocorrelation values of binary sequences of generalized cyclotomic sets of order four in Z pq and get conditions of p and q such that they are four-valued.     

Specific absorbed fractions of electrons and photons forRad-HUMAN phantom using Monte Carlo method

The specific absorbed fractions (SAF) for self- and cross-irradiation are effective tools for the internal dose estimation of inhalation and ingestion intakes of radionuclides. A set of SAFs of photons and electrons were calculated using the Rad-HUMAN phantom, which is a computational voxel phantom of a Chinese adult female that was created using the color photographic image of the Chinese Visible Human (CVH) data set by the FDS Team. The model can represent most Chinese adult female anatomical characteristics and can be taken as an individual phantom to investigate the difference of internal dose with Caucasians. In this study, the emission of mono-energetic photons and electrons of 10 keV to 4 MeV energy were calculated using the Monte Carlo particle transport calculation code MCNP. Results were compared with the values from ICRP reference and ORNL models. The results showed that SAF from the Rad-HUMAN have similar trends but are larger than those from the other two models. The differences were due to the racial and anatomical differences in organ mass and inter-organ distance. The SAFs based on the Rad-HUMAN phantom provide an accurate and reliable data for internal radiation dose calculations for Chinese females.     

Multi-objective optimization of inverse planning for accurate radiotherapy

The multi-objective optimization of inverse planning based on the Pareto solution set, according to the multi-objective character of inverse planning in accurate radiotherapy, was studied in this paper. Firstly, the clinical requirements of a treatment plan were transformed into a multi-objective optimization problem with multiple constraints. Then, the fast and elitist multi-objective Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-Ⅱ) was introduced to optimize the problem. A clinical example was tested using this method. The results show that an obtained set of non-dominated solutions were uniformly distributed and the corresponding dose distribution of each solution not only approached the expected dose distribution, but also met the dose-volume constraints. It was indicated that the clinical requirements were better satisfied using the method and the planner could select the optimal treatment plan from the non-dominated solution set.