NPS Hall of Fame author (Presented April 23, 2005) / Real time simulation of the time-dependent behavior of low power
thermal reactors is amenable to analog computer techniques. This paper
presents the basic physical concepts relative to thermal reactor operation,
a derivation of the governing transient equations noting simplifying
assumptions, and the development of the analogous electrical circuit to
ultimately provide solutions to these equations. In addition, many special
problems involved in the simulation of a specific reactor are discussed
and analyzed in detail. As a result, the successful design and construction
of a simulator whose time-dependent behavior closely approximates
that of an actual reactor is demonstrated. The reactor simulated
is the Aero jet -General Nucleonics low power thermal reactor (AGN-201)
currently installed at the United States Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, California. Flux-time recorder plots for various sequences of
operation of reactor and simulator are included to indicate the degree of
simulation attained.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/7605 |
| Date | January 1958 |
| Creators | Watkins, James D. |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Approved for public release, distribution unlimited |
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