diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/depletion.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/depletion.rst index ca4228efa6..a16e98ca7a 100644 --- a/docs/source/usersguide/depletion.rst +++ b/docs/source/usersguide/depletion.rst @@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ transport-depletion calculation and follow the same steps from there. will not be simulated. Loading and Generating Microscopic Cross Sections -------------------------------------- +------------------------------------------------- As mentioned earlier, any transport code could be used to calculate one-group microscopic cross sections. The :mod:`openmc.deplete` module provides the :class:`~openmc.deplete.MicroXS` class, which contains methods to read in -pre-caluclated cross sections from a ``.csv`` file or from data arrays:: +pre-calculated cross sections from a ``.csv`` file or from data arrays:: micro_xs = MicroXS.from_csv(micro_xs_path) @@ -296,12 +296,13 @@ units of barns:: model.materials[0], chain_file) -If you are runnnig :meth:`~openmc.deplete.MicroXS.from_model()` on a cluster -that does not share local filesystems across nodes, you'll need to set an -environment variable pointing to a directory accessible by MPI so that each -MPI process knows where to store output files used to calculate the microscopic -cross sections. In order of priority, they are `TMPDIR`. `TEMP`, and `TMP`. -Users interested in further details can read the `relevant docpage on the tempfile pacakge `_ +If you are running :meth:`~openmc.deplete.MicroXS.from_model()` on a cluster +where temporary files are created on a local filesystem that is not shared +across nodes, you'll need to set an environment variable pointing to a local +directoy so that each MPI process knows where to store output files used to +calculate the microscopic cross sections. In order of priority, they are +:envvar:`TMPDIR`. :envvar:`TEMP`, and :envvar:`TMP`. Users interested in +further details can read the documentation for the `tempfile `_ module. Caveats @@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ normalizing reaction rates: Multiple Materials ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -A transport-independent depletion simulation using ``source-race`` normalization +A transport-independent depletion simulation using ``source-rate`` normalization will calculate reaction rates for each material independently. This can be useful for running many different cases of a particular scenario. A transport-independent depletion simulation using ``fission-q`` normalization