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Boundedness and Stability of Some Models of Nuclear Reactors

Henri B. Smets

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 39 / Number 3 / March 1970 / Pages 289-295

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE70-A19990

Two new properties of the reactor dynamics equations are derived. If the impulse response of the feedback is positive, the power remains bounded. If in addition Re > 0, the power is asymptotically stable.