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Polynomial Approach to Reactor Kinetics Equations

Kueng Yeh

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 66 / Number 2 / May 1978 / Pages 235-242

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE78-A27204

A method of solving reactor kinetics equations by using third-order Hermite polynomials for the approximation of neutron density (or power density) and delayed group precursors in finite time intervals is presented. When the reactivity is given, including the case of the feedback reactivity being a function of neutron density, this method can provide a straightforward procedure for computing reactor dynamics problems.