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.

 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