saltproc.app module

saltproc.app.check_restart(restart_flag)

If the user set Restart simulation from the step when it stopped? for False clean out iteration files and database from previous run.

Parameters

restart_flag (bool) – Is the current simulation restarted?

saltproc.app.parse_arguments()

Parses arguments from command line.

Returns

• n (int) – Number of nodes for use in Serpent simulation.

• d (int) – Number of cores for use in Serpent simulation.

• i (str) – Path and name of main SaltProc input file (json format).

saltproc.app.read_dot(dot_file)

Reads directed graph that describes fuel reprocessing system structure from *.dot file.

Parameters

dot_file (str) – Path to .dot file with reprocessing system structure.

Returns

• mat_name (str) – Name of burnable material which reprocessing scheme described in .dot file.

• paths_list (list) – List of lists containing all possible paths between core_outlet and core_inlet.

saltproc.app.read_feeds_from_input()

Parses feed data from .json file with Materialflow objects description. Then returns dictionary of Materialflow objects describing fresh fuel feeds.

Returns

mats – Dictionary that contains Materialflow objects with feeds.

key

Name of burnable material.

value

Materialflow object holding composition and properties of feed.

Return type

dict of str to Materialflow

saltproc.app.read_main_input(main_inp_file)

Reads main SaltProc input file (json format).

Parameters

main_inp_file (str) – Path to SaltProc main input file and name of this file.

saltproc.app.read_processes_from_input()

Parses removal data from .json file with Process objects description. Then returns dictionary of Process objects describing extraction process efficiency for each target chemical element.

Returns

mats – Dictionary that contains Process objects.

key

Name of burnable material.

value

Process object holding extraction process parameters.

Return type

dict of str to Process

saltproc.app.refill(mat, extracted_mass, waste_dict)

Makes up material loss in removal processes by adding fresh fuel.

Parameters

• mat (dict of str to Materialflow) –

  key

  Name of burnable material.

  value

  Materialflow object after performing all removals.

• extracted_mass (dict of str to float) –

  key

  Name of burnable material.

  value

  Mass removed as waste in reprocessing function for each material.

• waste (dict of str to Materialflow) –

  key

  Process name.

  value

  Materialflow object containing waste streams data.

Returns

refilled_mats – Dictionary that contains Materialflow objects.

key

Name of burnable material.

value

Materialflow object after adding fresh fuel.

Return type

dict of str to Materialflow

saltproc.app.reprocessing(mat)

Applies reprocessing scheme to burnable materials.

Parameters

mats (dict of str to Materialflow) –

Dictionary that contains Materialflow objects with burnable material data right after irradiation in the core.

key

Name of burnable material.

value

Materialflow object holding composition and properties.

Returns

• waste (dict of str to Materialflow) –

  key

  Process name.

  value

  Materialflow object containing waste streams data.

• extracted_mass (dict of str to Materialflow) –

  key

  Name of burnable material.

  value

  Mass removed as waste in reprocessing function for each material (g).

saltproc.app.run()

Inititializes main run.