PREDICTED BEHAVIOUR OF THE AGN 201 REACTOR AT HIGH POWER LEVELS

Abstract

In anticipation of the AGN 201 nuclear reactor's operation at a power of 1,000 watts for short periods of time and at 20 watts continuously, a prediction of the behavior during a rapid power rise is obtained from digital computer solutions of the reactor kinetic equations. The experimental and analytical work which provided the coefficients for the equations is outlined. Solutions of the equations indicate the peak power which may be achieved, the time during which 1,000 watts may be obtained, and the temperature rise that results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0479100

Entities

People

  • W. B. Cooke

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Digital Computers
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Neutron Cross Sections
  • Neutron Flux
  • Neutron Lifetime
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Scattering
  • Temperature Coefficient Of Reactivity
  • Temperature Coefficients
  • Thermal Neutrons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics