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A Spatial Kinetics Computational Method for Large Fast Reactors

J. K. Fletcher

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 103 / Number 4 / December 1989 / Pages 409-414

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE89-A23692

A method for solving the time-dependent diffusion and transport equations is described in which the flux Φ(r, t) at position r and time t takes the approximate form α(t)ψ(r, t), where α(t) depends solely on time. The treatment includes a heat transfer model, thus enabling temperature and expansion feedback effects to be incorporated into the solution.