Kraken workshop PHYSOR 2024

Materials for the workshop at PHYSOR 2024 will be hosted on this page.

Short overview of Kraken

This presentation describes gives an overview of Kraken, the related solvers, current applications, future plans and distribution: File:PHYSOR_2024_Kraken_and_Solvers.pdf.

Pre- and post-processing capabilities for Serpent

This part of the workshop looks at some utilities found in the [KrakenTools] Python package that may be of use to Serpent users: File:PHYSOR_2024_KrakenTools_for_Serpent.pdf

Files used for the presentation:

• File:PHYSOR_2024_Serpent_and_KrakenTools_examples.tgz

Using Serpent via Cerberus

Here we run some Serpent simulations with the Python based multi-physics driver Cerberus: File:PHYSOR_2024_Kraken_Cerberus.pdf

Files used in the examples of the presentation:

• As a first example, the functionality of the Minimal Serpent Coupling Script is replicated using Cerberus: File:PHYSOR 2024 MSCS with Cerberus.tgz
• As a second example, the material compositions in a Serpent model are updated during runtime File:PHYSOR iterate 235U content.tgz
• As a third example, a "control rod" iteration, by iterating the value of a transformation to achieve a critical system File:PHYSOR 2024 iterate control rod.tgz

SMR simulations with Kraken

In this section of the workshop we will apply Kraken to the modelling of the LDR-50 reactor concept, or to be precise the public benchmark model LDR lite: File:Introduction_to_LDR_50.pdf

Group constant generation is not covered in the workshop due to limited time, but an overview of the process is available here: File:Serpent_Ants_GCs.pdf.

Files used in the tutorial:

• File:PHYSOR_2024_LDR_lite_Kraken_model.tgz