Chinese Journal of Nuclear Science and Engineering · 2006 · 19 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsComputational PhysicsNuclear PhysicsRadiation TransportComputational ModelingMonte Carlo MethodsMonte Carlo Radiation TransportMonte Carlo SimulationNuclear ModelsSimulation MethodsDetector ModelingGeometry ModelingGeometry Modeling For Monte CarloMonte Carlo Particle TransportMonte Carlo Transport SimulationNuclear Reactor DesignParticle Transport ModelingSolid Geometry Modeling
Description and verification of the three-dimensional geometrical models for MCNP is one of the most important tasks to achieve accurate simulations for complex nuclear systems. MCAM (MCNP Automatic Modeling system) has been developed as an interface code between commercial CAD software and MCNP. Besides the bi-directional conversion ability between CAD models and MCNP input files, MCAM possesses key functions such as basic geometry modeling, CAD model preprocessing, calculation model analysis and editing as well as the user-interfaces for visualization of simulation results and medical image-based model. This paper presents an overview of the approach, architecture and functions of MCAM as well as the benchmark testing results. The testing and application have shown that MCAM can be used as an effective tool to achieve the quality control and assurance of nuclear design and analysis.