MeshView cut plane/3D flux view

[Patience Lamb]

Hello,

I am trying to generate a MeshView of a flux profile for a geometry that spans in the z-direction from 0 to 1.875 and is viewed on the x-y plane in increments of z= 0, 0.9375, and 1.875. The issue is, MeshView only seems to span between 0 and 1 or 0 and 1.8. Any ideas on how to get the heatmap at those specific points? I also would like to generate a 3D flux profile according to the x-y plane (as seen in attachments), is there a specific tool within SCALE that I can do that with? I have attached a picture of an example of the 3D flux I would like to get as well as my input file I am currently using in conjunction with MeshView.

[Rob Lefebvre]

Hi Patience,

You can use the Fulcrum geometry mesh visualization capability to view the heat map at z=0.9375 and 1.875. 

You can find Fulcrum in the SCALE 6.2 distribution at SCALE/bin/Fulcrum.

1. With the input open in Fulcrum click 'View' to visualize the geometry

2. Click the 'meshes' button to expand the available meshes panel (empty)

3. Right-click inside the empty Available meshes panel and select 'Load mesh file' and select the desired mesh file (PWRInfty.gridFluxes.3dmap?)

4. Check the group or total grid fluxes (nothing is visualized yet, see next step)

5. Change visualization style from Material to Overlay or Overlay + Boundary 

You should now have something that looks like Screen Shot 2021-07-15 at 1.46.01 PM.png assuming you chose Total grid fluxes.

Notice in the lower-right corner, there is a widget labelled View origin. This widget allows you to enter specific Z values. Notice the default is an XY plot of the center of the model (z=0.9375). To change the view axis (Z) intersect click the View origin widget and enter 1.875.

The change in Z should produce Screen Shot 2021-07-15 at 1.46.01 PM.png assuming you chose Total grid fluxes.

More about the Fulcrum user interface can be seen at https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/Fulcrum_User_Interface.pdf.

Additionally, there are now KENO primers available:

Keno Va https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1760121

Keno VI https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1760129

Let me know if you have any additional questions.

Best regards,

Rob Lefebvre

SCALE Code System

[Rob Lefebvre]

OK, so rereading your question, Fulcrum doesn't exactly meet your needs. 

You may find some of the MavricUtilities to be of use. They are listed in section 4.1.B.2 Utilities working with Monaco mesh tally (*.3DMAP) files.

Best regards,

Rob Lefebvre

SCALE Code System

[Patience Lamb]

Thank you so much! The first answer helped a lot and I will look into the MavricUtilities too.