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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 29 | Number 3 | September 1967 | Pages 325-336
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A17280
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The results of a series of calculations of Dancoff corrections for square and hexagonal rod lattices are presented. The tables cover a wide range of volume ratios and moderator cross sections. The results were utilized for checking the approximative formula of Sauer and also the modification of Bonalumi to Sauer's formula. The modified formula calculates the Dancoff correction with an accuracy of 0.01 to 0.02 in cases of practical interest. Calculations have also been performed on square lattices with an empty gap surrounding the rods. The results demonstrate the error involved in treating this kind of geometry by means of homogenizing the gap and the moderator. The calculations were made on the Ferranti Mercury computer of AB Atomenergi before it was closed down. Since then, FORTRAN routines for Dancoff corrections have been written, and a subroutine DASQHE is included in the paper.