r r k∞ − 1
∇ φ (r ) + B φ (r ) = 0
2 2
B ≡ 2
2
L
Nuclear Reactors, BAU, 1st Semester, 2008-2009
(Saed Dababneh).
Material buckling 3
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HW 20
Show that for a critical homogeneous reactor
1 ∑a φ ∑a φ
Pnon −leak = 2 2 = =
B L + 1 ∑ a φ − D∇ φ ∑ a φ + B Dφ
2 2
π
φ ( x) = φ0 ( P,..,..) cos x
a0
r
∇ φ (r )
2
B =−
2
r
φ (r )
• The
Th buckling
b kli iis a measure off extent
t t to
t which
hi h th
the flflux
curves or “buckles.”
• For a slab reactor,
reactor the buckling goes to zero as “a”
a
goes to infinity. There would be no buckling or curvature
in a reactor of infinite width.
• Buckling can be used to infer leakage. The greater the
curvature, the more leakage would be expected.
2
dr r dr
A C
φ = cos Br + sin Br
r r r
T
C πr π Reactor
φ = sin , r0 = Continue!
r r0 B r0
Nuclear Reactors, BAU, 1st Semester, 2008-2009 9
(Saed Dababneh).
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HW 23
Infinite planer source in an infinite φ
medium.
d 2φ ( x) 1 Sδ ( x) SL − x / L
2
− 2φ =− X φ ( x) = e
dx L D 2D
HW 24
Infinite planer source in a finite
medium. x
SL sinh [(a0 − 2 x ) / 2 L ] a/2
φ= a
2 D cosh((a0 / 2 L) a0/2
Project 2