MEASUREMENT OF THE TRANSIENT CONTROL ROD MOTION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE AFRRI-TRIGA REACTOR PULSE

Abstract

The design of a system for the measurement of the transient control rod motion of the AFRRI-TRIGA pulse reactor is presented. Data on the transient rod motion and its effect on the reactor pulse are presented and discussed. It is found that the finite travel time of the rod has an effect on the time of the pulse peak and the magnitude and shape of the pulses above $3.00. For pulses on the order of $1.00, the beginning of the power transient was found to be sensitive to the transient rod bounce. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0678725

Entities

People

  • B. E. Leonard
  • D. A. Hughes

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Connecting Rods
  • Control Rods
  • Diagrams
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Power Supplies
  • Public Health

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.