Neutronic Analysis For Nuclear Reactor Systems

575 Pages·2016·9.707 MB·English

by  Bahman Zohuri

Bahman Zohuri
Neutronic
Analysis For
Nuclear Reactor
Systems
Neutronic Analysis For Nuclear Reactor Systems
.
Bahman Zohuri
Neutronic Analysis
For Nuclear Reactor Systems
BahmanZohuri
GalaxyAdvancedEngineering,Inc.,
UniversityofNewMexico
Albuquerque,NM,USA
ISBN978-3-319-42962-5 ISBN978-3-319-42964-9 (eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-42964-9
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This book is dedicated to my children,
Natasha, Natalie, and Sasha.
—Zohuri

Preface
Thistextdevelopsthetheoryofnuclearreactorsfromthefundamentalsoffissionto
theoperatingcharacteristicsofmodernreactors.Itisaimedataseniorundergrad-
uateorfirstyear graduatestudentlevel.Itisdesignedasatwo-semester textwith
thefirsthalfemphasizingreactorcriticalityanalysisandallofthephysicsthatgoes
into modern calculations. It will start with simplified one-group diffusion theory
models and extend into sophisticated multigroup transport theory models. Each
chapter will have at least one example covering the issues discussed. Desktop
calculationswillbediscussedanddemonstratedinexamples.Asmallone-dimen-
sional computer code will be provided to demonstrate the models discussed.
Resonancetheory,thermalscattering,andheterogeneouseffectswillbediscussed
andcharacterized.Detaileddatasetswillbeprovided thatwillallow two-,three-,
and four-group desktop calculations. Additional multigroup data sets will be pro-
videdwiththecomputerdisk.
The second half of the book will deal with the two main topics of interest to
operatingreactors—reactorkinetics/dynamicsandin-corefuelmanagement.Based
onthefundamentalphysicsdiscussedinthefirsthalfofthebook,reactivitymodels
will be developed using realistic reactor cross-sectional data and modern analytic
tools.Adjointmethodswillbeexplainedindetail.Perturbationtheorywillbeused
extensivelytoquantifyreactivityeffects.Bothlinearandnonlinearreactorkinetic
feedback models are included. Control system models will be mainly based on
linearization techniques. Fuel management analysis will be based on a linear
reactivitymodel.Codemodelingwillbediscussedandexampleproblemsincluded
that can be addressed with desktop methods. The theory for extending fuel man-
agementcalculationstomodernlarge-scalecomputerswillbediscussed.
Some sections and chapters of the book reflect input from the lecture notes of
Professor Emeritus William J. Garland, Department of Engineering Physics,
McMaster University, Professor Hiroshi Sekimoto of Tokyo Institute of Technol-
ogy,andProfessorH.VanDamofDelftUniversityofTechnology,aswellassome
of my own lectures and notes while consulting with the Department of Energy.
SomeofmylecturenotesarefrommyclassnotesfromwhenIwastakingarelated
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course as a graduate student at the University of Illinois and University of New
Mexico.
Many thanksalsogo toDr.StanleyThompsonofOregon State Universityand
his research notes on topics of “unstable nuclear power,” which was available on
theInternet.
Itisanticipatedthatthefirsthalfofthebookwillbeusefultomanyprofessionals
in the nuclear industry. The second half of the book should be of use to nuclear
engineeringprofessionalsconcernedwithoperatingnuclearreactors.
Albuquerque,NM BahmanZohuri
About This Document
Thistextcoversthefundamentalsofneutronicanalysisfornuclearreactorsystem
requiredtounderstandnuclearreactortheory.Itthencoverstheapplicationofthese
principlestonuclearreactorpowersystems.Withthisinmind,thisbookiswritten
forstudentswhoarestudyingnuclearengineeringforthefirsttime.
This book could be pitched at the senior undergraduate level or first year
graduate level. It is a two-semester book, to be divided by the start of time-
dependent methods in Chap. 11. Both parts should stand on their own. Lecture
notesandmaterialsgatheredfromProfessorMcDanielhavebeentaughtbyhimfor
over30years.ThematerialwillreallybuildonbooksbyLamarsh,Henry,Hetrick,
andOtt.Ihopeitwillbeusefultonewstudents.
Ihopethatthistextbookwillstimulatetheinterestofstudentsinnuclearreactor
theoryandhelpthemtomasterthetopicwithinashortperiodoftime.
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