Effect of Delayed Neutrons on Nonlinear Reactor Stability

Elias P. Gyftopoulos; Jacques Devooght

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25805

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 8 / Number 3

Effect of Delayed Neutrons on Nonlinear Reactor Stability

Elias P. Gyftopoulos, Jacques Devooght

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 8 / Number 3 / September 1960 / Pages 244-250

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25805

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The effect of delayed neutron precursors on the stability of nuclear reactors described by non-linear equations is investigated. It is shown by means of Liapunov's second method that a sufficient condition of stability is that the reactor be stable without delayed neutron precursors. An illustrative example is included.