CCC-0697 GUI2QAD.

GUI2QAD, Graphical Interface for QAD-CGPIC, Point Kernel for Shielding Calculations

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION, METHODS, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, FEATURES, RELATED OR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS, STATUS, REFERENCES, HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, OTHER RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM: GUI2QAD.

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2. COMPUTERS

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Program name	Package id	Status	Status date
GUI2QAD	CCC-0697/01	Arrived	06-DEC-2001

Machines used:

Package ID	Orig. computer	Test computer
CCC-0697/01	PC Pentium

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3. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION

GUI2QAD is an aid in preparation of input for the included QAD-CGPIC program, which is based on CCC-493/QAD-CGGP and PICTURE. QAD-CGPIC, which is included in this distribution, is a Fortran code for neutron and gamma-ray shielding calculations by the point kernel method. Provision is available to interactively view the geometry of the system. QAD-CG calculates fast-neutron and gamma-ray penetration through various shield configurations defined by combinatorial geometry specifications. The code can use the ANS-6.4.3 1990 buildup factor compilation (26 materials).

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4. METHODS

The code QAD-CGPIC is based on point kernel method and has a provision to select either GP or Capo's build up factors.

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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Details on restrictions and limitations are available in the RSICC code manual CCC-493/QAD-CGGP. Because CCC-493 was obsoleted by CCC-645/QAD-CGGP-A, the CCC-493 documentation is not online but is included with this package. This package includes a Graphical User Interface to facilitate use.

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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME: Typical running time does not exceed 60 seconds.

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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES

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8. RELATED OR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS: QAD-CGGP and PICTURE.

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9. STATUS

Package ID	Status date	Status
CCC-0697/01	06-DEC-2001	Masterfiled Arrived

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10. REFERENCES

CCC-0697/01, included references:

- K. V. Subbaiah:
"GUI2QAD - A Graphical User Interface for QAD-CGPIC Program
Safety Research Institute, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Tamilnadu
India (August 2000)
- "Informal Notes on Neutron Source Normalization" (November 1988).
- V. R. Cain:
"A Users Manual for QAD-CG, the Combinatorial Geometry Version of the QAD-P5A
Point Kernel Shielding Code," NE007, Bechtel Power Corp. (July 1977).
- D. K. Trubey, Informal Notes--Part I, ORNL (December 1988).
- D. K. Trubey, Informal Notes--Part II, ORNL (March 1989).
- T. K. Hu,:
"MAP-115 - QAD-CGGP A Combinatorial Geometry Point Kernel Shielding Code
Using Geometric Progression Buildup Factors, Rev. 0," Bechtel Power Corp.
April 1998

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11. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

A Pentium-III is required with 64 MB of Memory, 2GB disk drive, and a SVGA color monitor (1024x680).

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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED

Package ID	Computer language
CCC-0697/01	VISUAL BASIC, FORTRAN-IV

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13. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

The graphical input section is coded in Visual Basic 6 and Fortran. The executables were created with a Lahey compiler.

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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS

Contributed by:
                Radiation Safety Information Computational Center
                Oak Ridge National Laboratory
                Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U. S. A.

Developed by:   Safety Research Institute, Kalpakkam,
                Tamilnadu, India.

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE

CCC-0697/01

697pc586.txt List of files
C697dos0.exe Self extracting file
Readme.rsi Readme.rsi RSICC information file
C493.pdf Doc. Documentation for QAD-CGGP
C697.PDF Documentation for GUI2QAD

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17. CATEGORIES

J. Gamma Heating and Shield Design
N. Subsidiary Calculations

Keywords: combinatorial geometry, gamma ray, geometry, kernels, neutron, shielding, shields.