The Distribution of Angular Flux for Slab Albedo Problem

Abstract

The slab albedo problem is solved by using H_N method. The albedo, transmission coefficient and angular flux are calculated for the isotropic scattering. The behavior of these parameters according to the changing of slab thickness is obtained. The angular flux distributions are good agreement with literature. It was shown that H_N method leads to concise equations and to fast converging numerical results.

Keywords

• Neutron transport equation,isotropic scattering,angular flux,slab,albedo

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