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The Solution of the Reactor Kinetics Equations for Large and Small Excursions

J. C. Carter, Nye F. Morehouse, Jr.

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 9 / Number 3 / March 1961 / Pages 362-366

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE61-A25888

The study of reactor control systems for large excursions has presented considerable difficulty on both analog and digital computers. Two simple transformations are derived which permit an accurate solution of such systems over many decades on an analog computer.