Year: 1958
Type: report
Abstract: The neutron and delayed neutron precursor contents and the temperature of a reactor are treated as random variables participating in a multiplicative stochastic process. It is shown that stationary fluctuations in these variables are moderated by the presence of delayed neutrons, a large neutron source, and a large negative temperature coefficient. Reactor instability with a positive temperature coefficient is discussed in terms of the non-existence of a stationary process. (auth)
DOI: 10.2172/4250011
Author: D.R. Harris
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2273560327