Source code for armi.physics.neutronics.latticePhysics.latticePhysicsWriter

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"""
Lattice Physics Writer

Parent class for lattice physics writers.

Seeks to provide access to common methods used by general lattice
physics codes.
"""

import math
import collections

import numpy

from armi import runLog
from armi import interfaces
from armi.physics import neutronics
from armi.reactor import components
from armi.nucDirectory import nuclideBases
from armi.reactor.flags import Flags
from armi.physics.neutronics.const import CONF_CROSS_SECTION
from armi.utils.customExceptions import warn_when_root


# number of decimal places to round temperatures to in _groupNuclidesByTemperature
_NUM_DIGITS_ROUND_TEMPERATURE = 3
# index of the temperature in the nuclide dictionary: {nuc: (density, temp, category)}
_NUCLIDE_VALUES_TEMPERATURE_INDEX = 1


@warn_when_root
def NuclideNameFoundMultipleTimes(nuclideName):
    return "Nuclide `{}' was found multiple times.".format(nuclideName)


[docs]class LatticePhysicsWriter(interfaces.InputWriter): """ Parent class for creating the inputs for lattice physics codes. Contains methods for extracting all nuclides for a given problem. """ _SPACE = " " _SEPARATOR = " | " # Nuclide categories UNUSED_CATEGORY = "Unused" + 3 * _SPACE FUEL_CATEGORY = "Fuel" + 5 * _SPACE STRUCTURE_CATEGORY = "Structure" COOLANT_CATEGORY = "Coolant" + 2 * _SPACE FISSION_PRODUCT_CATEGORY = "Fission Product" # Nuclide attributes DEPLETABLE = "Depletable" + 4 * _SPACE UNDEPLETABLE = "Non-Depletable" REPRESENTED = "Represented" + 2 * _SPACE UNREPRESENTED = "Unrepresented" def __init__( self, representativeBlock, r=None, externalCodeInterface=None, xsLibrarySuffix="", generateExclusiveGammaXS=False, ): interfaces.InputWriter.__init__( self, r=r, externalCodeInterface=externalCodeInterface ) self.cs = self.eci.cs self.block = representativeBlock if not isinstance(xsLibrarySuffix, str): raise TypeError( "xsLibrarySuffix should be a string; got {}".format( type(xsLibrarySuffix) ) ) self.xsLibrarySuffix = xsLibrarySuffix self.generateExclusiveGammaXS = generateExclusiveGammaXS if self.generateExclusiveGammaXS and not neutronics.gammaXsAreRequested( self.cs ): raise ValueError( "Invalid `genXS` setting to generate gamma XS for {}.".format( self.block ) ) self.xsId = representativeBlock.getMicroSuffix() self.xsSettings = self.cs[CONF_CROSS_SECTION][self.xsId] self.mergeIntoClad = self.xsSettings.mergeIntoClad self.driverXsID = self.xsSettings.driverID self.numExternalRings = self.xsSettings.numExternalRings self.criticalBucklingSearchActive = self.xsSettings.criticalBuckling blockNeedsFPs = representativeBlock.getLumpedFissionProductCollection() != None self.modelFissionProducts = ( blockNeedsFPs and self.cs["fpModel"] != "noFissionProducts" ) self.explicitFissionProducts = self.cs["fpModel"] == "explicitFissionProducts" self.diluteFissionProducts = ( blockNeedsFPs and self.cs["fpModel"] == "infinitelyDilute" ) self.minimumNuclideDensity = self.cs["minimumNuclideDensity"] self._unusedNuclides = set() self._allNuclideObjects = None def __repr__(self): suffix = ( " with Suffix:`{}`".format(self.xsLibrarySuffix) if self.xsLibrarySuffix else "" ) if self.generateExclusiveGammaXS: xsFlag = neutronics.GAMMA elif ( neutronics.gammaXsAreRequested(self.cs) and self._isGammaXSGenerationEnabled ): xsFlag = neutronics.NEUTRONGAMMA else: xsFlag = neutronics.NEUTRON return "<{} - XS ID {} ({} XS){}>".format( self.__class__.__name__, self.xsId, xsFlag, suffix ) def _writeTitle(self, fileObj): self._writeComment( fileObj, "ARMI generated case for caseTitle {}, block {}\n".format( self.cs.caseTitle, self.block ), )
[docs] def write(self): # pylint: disable=arguments-differ raise NotImplementedError
@property def _isSourceDriven(self): return bool(self.driverXsID) @property def _isGammaXSGenerationEnabled(self): """Gamma transport is not available generically across all lattice physic solvers.""" return False def _getAllNuclidesByTemperatureInC(self, component=None): """ Returns a dictionary where all nuclides in the block are grouped by temperature. Some lattice physics codes, like ``SERPENT`` create mixtures of nuclides at similar temperatures to construct a problem. The dictionary returned is of the form :: {temp1: {n1: (d1, temp1, category1), n2: (d2, temp1, category2)} temp2: {n3: (d3, temp2, category3), n4: (d4, temp2, category4)} ... } """ nuclides = self._getAllNuclideObjects(component) return _groupNuclidesByTemperature(nuclides) def _getAllNuclideObjects(self, component=None): """ Returns a single dictionary of all nuclides in the component. Calls :py:meth:`_getAllNuclidesByCategory`, which returns two dictionaries: one with just fission products and another with the remaining nuclides. This method just updates ``self._allNuclideObjects`` to contain the fission products as well. The dictionaries are structured with :py:class:`armi.nucDirectory.nuclideBases.NuclideBase` objects, with `(density, temperatureInC, and category)`` tuples for that nuclide object. """ nucs, fissProds = self._getAllNuclidesByCategory(component) nucs.update(fissProds) return nucs def _getAllNuclidesByCategory(self, component=None): """ Determine number densities and temperatures for each nuclide. Temperatures are a bit complex due to some special cases: Nuclides that build up like Pu239 have zero density at BOL but need cross sections. Nuclides like Mo99 are sometimes in structure and sometimes in lumped fission products. What temp to use? Nuclides like B-10 are in control blocks but these aren't candidates for XS creation. What temperature? To deal with this, we compute (flux-weighted) average temperatures of each nuclide based on its current component temperatures. """ dfpDensities = self._getDetailedFPDensities() ( coolantNuclides, fuelNuclides, structureNuclides, ) = self.r.core.getNuclideCategories() nucDensities = {} subjectObject = component or self.block depletableNuclides = nuclideBases.getDepletableNuclides( self.r.blueprints.activeNuclides, self.block ) objNuclides = subjectObject.getNuclides() # If the explicit fission product model is enabled then the number densities # on the components will already contain all the nuclides required to be # modeled by the lattice physics writer. Otherwise, assume that `allNuclidesInProblem` # should be modeled. nuclides = ( sorted(objNuclides) if self.explicitFissionProducts else self.r.blueprints.allNuclidesInProblem ) numDensities = subjectObject.getNuclideNumberDensities(nuclides) for nucName, dens in zip(nuclides, numDensities): nuc = nuclideBases.byName[nucName] if isinstance(nuc, nuclideBases.LumpNuclideBase): continue # skip LFPs here but add individual FPs below. if isinstance(subjectObject, components.Component): # Heterogeneous number densities and temperatures nucTemperatureInC = subjectObject.temperatureInC else: # Homogeneous number densities and temperatures nucTemperatureInC = self._getAvgNuclideTemperatureInC(nucName) density = max(dens, self.minimumNuclideDensity) if nuc in nucDensities: NuclideNameFoundMultipleTimes(nucName) dens, nucTemperatureInC, nucCategory = nucDensities[nuc] density = dens + density nucDensities[nuc] = (density, nucTemperatureInC, nucCategory) continue nucCategory = "" # Remove nuclides from detailed fission product dictionary if they are a part of the core materials # (e.g., Zr in the U10Zr which is at fuel temperature and Mo in HT9 which is at structure temp) if nuc in dfpDensities: density += dfpDensities[nuc] nucCategory += self.FISSION_PRODUCT_CATEGORY + self._SEPARATOR del dfpDensities[nuc] elif nucName in self._unusedNuclides: nucCategory += self.UNUSED_CATEGORY + self._SEPARATOR elif nucName in fuelNuclides: nucCategory += self.FUEL_CATEGORY + self._SEPARATOR elif nucName in coolantNuclides: nucCategory += self.COOLANT_CATEGORY + self._SEPARATOR elif nucName in structureNuclides: nucCategory += self.STRUCTURE_CATEGORY + self._SEPARATOR # Add additional `attributes` to the nuclide categories if nucName in objNuclides: nucCategory += self.REPRESENTED + self._SEPARATOR else: nucCategory += self.UNREPRESENTED + self._SEPARATOR if nucName in depletableNuclides: nucCategory += self.DEPLETABLE else: nucCategory += self.UNDEPLETABLE nucDensities[nuc] = (density, nucTemperatureInC, nucCategory) if not self._isSourceDriven: nucDensities = self._adjustPuFissileDensity(nucDensities) fissionProductDensities = self._getDetailedFissionProducts(dfpDensities) if self._unusedNuclides: runLog.debug( "The following unused nuclides (defined in the loading file) are being added to {} at {} C: {}".format( subjectObject, self._getFuelTemperature(), list(self._unusedNuclides), ) ) # the sortFunc makes orders the nucideDensities and fissionProductDensities by name. sortFunc = lambda nb_data_tuple: nb_data_tuple[0].name nucDensities = collections.OrderedDict( sorted(nucDensities.items(), key=sortFunc) ) fissionProductDensities = collections.OrderedDict( sorted(fissionProductDensities.items(), key=sortFunc) ) return nucDensities, fissionProductDensities def _getAvgNuclideTemperatureInC(self, nucName): """Return the block fuel temperature and the nuclides average temperature in C.""" # Get the temperature of the nuclide in the block xsgm = self.getInterface("xsGroups") nucTemperatureInC = xsgm.getNucTemperature(self.xsId, nucName) if not nucTemperatureInC or math.isnan(nucTemperatureInC): # Assign the fuel temperature to the nuclide if it is None or NaN. nucTemperatureInC = ( self._getFuelTemperature() ) # NBD b/c the nuclide is not in problem. self._unusedNuclides.add(nucName) return nucTemperatureInC def _getFuelTemperature(self): fuelComponents = self.block.getComponents(Flags.FUEL) if not fuelComponents: fuelTemperatureInC = self.block.getAverageTempInC() else: fuelTemperatureInC = numpy.mean( [fc.temperatureInC for fc in fuelComponents] ) if not fuelTemperatureInC or math.isnan(fuelTemperatureInC): raise ValueError( "The fuel temperature of block {0} is {1} and is not valid".format( self.block, fuelTemperatureInC ) ) return fuelTemperatureInC def _getDetailedFissionProducts(self, dfpDensities): """Return a dictionary of fission products not provided in the reactor blueprint nuclides Notes ----- Assumes that all fission products are at the same temperature of the lumped fission product of U238 within the block. """ if self.cs["fpModel"] != "noFissionProducts": fissProductTemperatureInC = self._getAvgNuclideTemperatureInC("LFP38") return { fp: (dens, fissProductTemperatureInC, self.FISSION_PRODUCT_CATEGORY) for fp, dens in dfpDensities.items() } return {} def _getDetailedFPDensities(self): """ Expands the nuclides in the LFP based on their yields. Returns -------- dfpDensities : dict Detailed Fission Product Densities. keys are FP names, values are block number densities in atoms/bn-cm. Raises ------ IndexError The lumped fission products were not initialized on the blocks. """ dfpDensities = {} if not self.modelFissionProducts: return dfpDensities lfpCollection = self.block.getLumpedFissionProductCollection() if self.diluteFissionProducts: if lfpCollection is None: raise ValueError( "Lumped fission products are not initialized. Did interactAll BOL run?" ) dfps = lfpCollection.getAllFissionProductNuclideBases() for individualFpBase in dfps: dfpDensities[individualFpBase] = self.minimumNuclideDensity else: # expand densities and sum dfpDensitiesByName = lfpCollection.getNumberDensities(self.block) # now, go through the list and make sure that there aren't any values less than the # minimumNuclideDensity; we need to keep trace amounts of nuclides in the problem for fpName, fpDens in dfpDensitiesByName.items(): fp = nuclideBases.byName[fpName] dfpDensities[fp] = max(fpDens, self.minimumNuclideDensity) return dfpDensities def _writeNuclide( self, fileObj, nuclide, density, nucTemperatureInC, category, xsIdSpecified=None ): raise NotImplementedError @property def _isCriticalBucklingSearchActive(self): return self.criticalBucklingSearchActive def _writeComment(self, fileObj, msg): raise NotImplementedError() def _writeGroupStructure(self, fileObj): raise NotImplementedError() def _adjustPuFissileDensity(self, nucDensities): """ Checks if the minimum fissile composition is lower than the allowed minimum fissile fraction and adds additional Pu-239. Notes ----- We're going to increase the Pu-239 density to make the ratio of fissile mass to heavy metal mass equal to the target ``minimumFissileFraction``:: minFrac = (fiss - old + new) / (hm - old + new) minFrac * (hm - old + new) = fiss - old + new minFrac * (hm - old) + old - fiss = new * (1 - minFrac) new = (minFrac * (hm - old) + old - fiss) / (1 - minFrac) where:: minFrac = ``minimumFissileFraction`` setting fiss = fissile mass of block hm = heavy metal mass of block old = number density of Pu-239 before adjustment new = number density of Pu-239 after adjustment """ minFrac = self.cs["minimumFissileFraction"] fiss = sum(dens[0] for nuc, dens in nucDensities.items() if nuc.isFissile()) hm = sum(dens[0] for nuc, dens in nucDensities.items() if nuc.isHeavyMetal()) if fiss / hm < minFrac: pu239 = nuclideBases.byName["PU239"] old, temp, msg = nucDensities[pu239] new = (minFrac * (hm - old) + old - fiss) / (1 - minFrac) nucDensities[pu239] = (new, temp, msg) runLog.warning( f"Adjusting Pu-239 number densities in {self.block} from {old} to {new} " f"to meet minimum fissile fraction of {minFrac}." ) return nucDensities def _getDriverBlock(self): """Return the block that is driving the representative block for this writer.""" xsgm = self.getInterface("xsGroups") return xsgm.representativeBlocks.get(self.driverXsID, None)
def _groupNuclidesByTemperature(nuclides): """ Creates a dictionary of temperatures and nuclides at those temperatures. Nuclides is a dictionary with ``NuclideBase`` objects as keys, and the density, temperature, and category of those nuclides as values. Notes ----- The temperature will be rounded to a number of digits according to ``_NUM_DIGITS_ROUND_TEMPERATURE``, because the average temperature for each nuclide can vary down to numerical precision, i.e. 873.15 and 873.15000000001 """ tempDict = {} for nuclide, values in nuclides.items(): temperature = round( values[_NUCLIDE_VALUES_TEMPERATURE_INDEX], _NUM_DIGITS_ROUND_TEMPERATURE ) if temperature not in tempDict: tempDict[temperature] = {nuclide: values} else: tempDict[temperature][nuclide] = values return tempDict