FractionalRelease

Compute the fractional release of fission products.

Description

FractionalRelease computes the ratio of the amount of a fission product released to the total amount. Two of the three possible input Postprocessor values (i.e., released, retained, total) are required to compute this ratio.

The output is bounded between 0.0 and 1.0.

Irradiation

For computing release fraction during irradiation, FractionalRelease reports the value from that time onward in one of three ways:

  1. The ratio of the amount released, over the total amount of fission product produced, when released and total are supplied.

  1. The ratio of the amount released, over the total amount of fission product produced, when retained and total are supplied. Here, is the amount retained.

  1. The ratio of the amount released, over the total amount of fission product produced, when released and retained are supplied.

Safety heating tests

For computing release fraction during safety heating tests, once start_time is set, the FractionalRelease reports the value from that time onward in one of two ways:

  1. The default, net, computes

where is the amount released, is the amount released up to start_time, and is the total amount of fission product produced.

  1. The total option computes

Example Input Syntax

[Postprocessors<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Postprocessors/index.html"}>>>]
  [fraction]
    type = FractionalRelease<<<{"description": "Compute the fractional release of fission products.", "href": "FractionalRelease.html"}>>>
    released<<<{"description": "Postprocessor to be used as the released value."}>>> = integrated_flux
    total<<<{"description": "Postprocessor to be used as the total value."}>>> = total_direct
    execute_on<<<{"description": "The list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed. For a description of each flag, see https://mooseframework.inl.gov/source/interfaces/SetupInterface.html."}>>> = 'initial timestep_end'
  []
[]
(test/tests/species_source/custom_source.i)
[Postprocessors<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Postprocessors/index.html"}>>>]
  [fraction_safety_net]
    type = FractionalRelease<<<{"description": "Compute the fractional release of fission products.", "href": "FractionalRelease.html"}>>>
    released<<<{"description": "Postprocessor to be used as the released value."}>>> = integrated_flux
    total<<<{"description": "Postprocessor to be used as the total value."}>>> = total_direct
    start_time<<<{"description": "Time at which fraction will begin to be computed."}>>> = 1000
    stop_time<<<{"description": "Time at which fraction will stop being computed.  From that time on, the last value will be reported."}>>> = 10000
    safety_fraction_type<<<{"description": "Method for computing release fraction during safety or heating phase.  net -> (released during heating)/(inventory at beginning of heating).  total -> (released during heating)/(total inventory)."}>>> = net
    execute_on<<<{"description": "The list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed. For a description of each flag, see https://mooseframework.inl.gov/source/interfaces/SetupInterface.html."}>>> = 'initial timestep_end'
  []
[]
(test/tests/species_source/custom_source.i)

Input Parameters

  • releasedPostprocessor to be used as the released value.

    C++ Type:PostprocessorName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Postprocessor to be used as the released value.

  • retainedPostprocessor to be used as the retained value.

    C++ Type:PostprocessorName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Postprocessor to be used as the retained value.

  • safety_fraction_typenetMethod for computing release fraction during safety or heating phase. net -> (released during heating)/(inventory at beginning of heating). total -> (released during heating)/(total inventory).

    Default:net

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:net, total

    Controllable:No

    Description:Method for computing release fraction during safety or heating phase. net -> (released during heating)/(inventory at beginning of heating). total -> (released during heating)/(total inventory).

  • start_time0Time at which fraction will begin to be computed.

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Time at which fraction will begin to be computed.

  • stop_time1.79769e+308Time at which fraction will stop being computed. From that time on, the last value will be reported.

    Default:1.79769e+308

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Time at which fraction will stop being computed. From that time on, the last value will be reported.

  • totalPostprocessor to be used as the total value.

    C++ Type:PostprocessorName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Postprocessor to be used as the total value.

Optional Parameters

  • allow_duplicate_execution_on_initialFalseIn the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:In the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).

  • execute_onTIMESTEP_ENDThe list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed. For a description of each flag, see https://mooseframework.inl.gov/source/interfaces/SetupInterface.html.

    Default:TIMESTEP_END

    C++ Type:ExecFlagEnum

    Options:XFEM_MARK, NONE, INITIAL, LINEAR, NONLINEAR_CONVERGENCE, NONLINEAR, POSTCHECK, TIMESTEP_END, TIMESTEP_BEGIN, MULTIAPP_FIXED_POINT_END, MULTIAPP_FIXED_POINT_BEGIN, FINAL, CUSTOM, TRANSFER

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed. For a description of each flag, see https://mooseframework.inl.gov/source/interfaces/SetupInterface.html.

  • execution_order_group0Execution order groups are executed in increasing order (e.g., the lowest number is executed first). Note that negative group numbers may be used to execute groups before the default (0) group. Please refer to the user object documentation for ordering of user object execution within a group.

    Default:0

    C++ Type:int

    Controllable:No

    Description:Execution order groups are executed in increasing order (e.g., the lowest number is executed first). Note that negative group numbers may be used to execute groups before the default (0) group. Please refer to the user object documentation for ordering of user object execution within a group.

  • force_postauxFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in POSTAUX

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in POSTAUX

  • force_preauxFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in PREAUX

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in PREAUX

  • force_preicFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in PREIC during initial setup

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in PREIC during initial setup

Execution Scheduling Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • outputsVector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

    C++ Type:std::vector<OutputName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters

  • prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • use_interpolated_stateFalseFor the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:For the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

Material Property Retrieval Parameters

Input Files

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