U-235 RESONANCE CROSS SECTIONS AND GASEOUS CORE REACTOR CALCULATIONS,

Abstract

Contents: Calculational methods (the HRG-program); Functional dependence of resonance integrals on temperature and dilution; Resonance integrals of U-238 and comparison with experiment; Resonance integrals of U-235 by HRG-program; Revision of HRG-program; Resonance integrals of U-235 by revised HRG-program and comparison with experimental results; Selection of gaseous core reference system; Final cross section calculations and comparison with LASL 6-and-16 group cross sections; Effect of buckling and dilution slowing down flux; Estimate of doppler coefficient of reactivity; Check of homogenization assumption and comparison with previous theoretical results; Doppler temperature coefficient of reactivity; Comparison with measured critical masses; Variation of critical mass under 'interior' and 'exterior' fuel compression.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626757

Entities

People

  • Gunter W. Tumm

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buckling
  • Coefficients
  • Compression
  • Dilution
  • Integrals
  • Reactivities
  • Resonance
  • Temperature Coefficient Of Reactivity
  • Temperature Coefficients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Solar Physics