Neutronic Analysis For Nuclear Reactor Systems

• Main Author: Zohuri, Bahman (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Energy.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Engineering.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

This book covers the entire spectrum of the science and technology of nuclear reactor systems, from underlying physics, to next generation system applications and beyond. Beginning with neutron physics background and modeling of transport and diffusion, this self-contained learning tool progresses s...

Table of Contents:

• Neutron Physics Background
• Modeling Neutron Transport and Interactions
• Spatial Effects in Modeling Neutron Diffusion – One Group Models
• Energy Effects in Modeling Neutron Diffusion – Two Group Models
• Numerical Methods in Modeling Neutron Diffusion
• Slowing Down Theory
• Resonance Processing
• Heterogeneous Reactors and Wigner Seitz Cells
• Thermal Spectra and Thermal Cross Sections
• Perturbation Theory for Reactor Neutronics
• Reactor Kinetics and Point Kinetics
• Reactor Dynamics
• Reactor Stability
• Numerical Modeling for Time Dependent Problems
• Fission Product Buildup and Decay
• Fuel Burnup and Fuel Management
• Appendix A: Laplace Transforms
• Appendix B: Transfer Functions and Bode Plots
• Index.