Correlating the Ratio of the Peak-to-Average Power in a Reactor with Quadrant Power Distributions

M. M. Levine

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE73-A23244

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 50 / Number 2

Correlating the Ratio of the Peak-to-Average Power in a Reactor with Quadrant Power Distributions

M. M. Levine

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 50 / Number 2 / February 1973 / Pages 176-179

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE73-A23244

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A prescription is presented for obtaining a correlation from which an estimate can be made of the ratio of the peak-to-average power in a nuclear reactor. The correlation is obtained from the power generated in each quadrant of the reactor core.