In this study, a displacement-reactivity feedback model, which can directly represent the inherent ‘‘thermal expansion extinction effect'' of fast burst reactors(FBRs),was developed with the aid of the stati...In this study, a displacement-reactivity feedback model, which can directly represent the inherent ‘‘thermal expansion extinction effect'' of fast burst reactors(FBRs),was developed with the aid of the static neutron transport component of the FBR-MPC code. Dynamic behaviors of bursts in the Godiva I reactor were simulated by coupling the simplified multiphysics models consisting of the point kinetic equations for neutronics, adiabatic equation for temperature, and thermoelastic equations for displacement/stress with the developed model. The results were compared with the corresponding experimental data and those obtained using the traditional fission yield(temperature rise)-reactivity feedback models. It was found that the developed model can provide good results for the bursts with no or a small inertia effect. For the bursts with a prominent inertia effect, the smaller burst width and asymmetric distribution of the fission rate curve, noticed in the experiments but not evident using the traditional models, can be reproduced. In addition, the realistic oscillations in reactivity and fission rate caused by the core vibration, as well as the deeper sub-prompt criticality in the plateau following the burst, can be observed. Therefore, the developed displacement-reactivity feedback model can be expected to be an effective tool for calculating the dynamic behaviors of bursts.展开更多
A biaxial rotational technique is proposed to improve the neutron irradiation uniformity for a large sample,and the theoretical method is established to predict and design the main parameters. The technique used a dev...A biaxial rotational technique is proposed to improve the neutron irradiation uniformity for a large sample,and the theoretical method is established to predict and design the main parameters. The technique used a device to rotate the target sample around two perpendicular axes simultaneously. Numerical calculations found that the lowest common multiple of the two angular speeds should be large enough to improve the uniformity,and the minimal experimental time should be no less than 600 s. For a three-dimensional sample with a size of 20 cm × 12 cm × 14 cm, the maximal non-uniform neutron irradiation factor of the sample is mainly determined by the distance between the center of the sample and of the point neutron source. It was computed to be less than 10% when the distance was no less than 34 cm. Experiments were carried out on the CFBR-II reactor and the experimental results were in good accordance with the theoretical analysis. As a result, the theoretical conclusions given above are reasonable and of reference value for the design of future irradiation experiments.展开更多
基金supported by a General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2017M623313XB)Key Laboratory of Neutron Physics,CAEP(No.2018BA02)
文摘In this study, a displacement-reactivity feedback model, which can directly represent the inherent ‘‘thermal expansion extinction effect'' of fast burst reactors(FBRs),was developed with the aid of the static neutron transport component of the FBR-MPC code. Dynamic behaviors of bursts in the Godiva I reactor were simulated by coupling the simplified multiphysics models consisting of the point kinetic equations for neutronics, adiabatic equation for temperature, and thermoelastic equations for displacement/stress with the developed model. The results were compared with the corresponding experimental data and those obtained using the traditional fission yield(temperature rise)-reactivity feedback models. It was found that the developed model can provide good results for the bursts with no or a small inertia effect. For the bursts with a prominent inertia effect, the smaller burst width and asymmetric distribution of the fission rate curve, noticed in the experiments but not evident using the traditional models, can be reproduced. In addition, the realistic oscillations in reactivity and fission rate caused by the core vibration, as well as the deeper sub-prompt criticality in the plateau following the burst, can be observed. Therefore, the developed displacement-reactivity feedback model can be expected to be an effective tool for calculating the dynamic behaviors of bursts.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.11305152)the Science and Technology Development Foundation of CAEP(Nos.2014B0103006 and 2012A0103002)
文摘A biaxial rotational technique is proposed to improve the neutron irradiation uniformity for a large sample,and the theoretical method is established to predict and design the main parameters. The technique used a device to rotate the target sample around two perpendicular axes simultaneously. Numerical calculations found that the lowest common multiple of the two angular speeds should be large enough to improve the uniformity,and the minimal experimental time should be no less than 600 s. For a three-dimensional sample with a size of 20 cm × 12 cm × 14 cm, the maximal non-uniform neutron irradiation factor of the sample is mainly determined by the distance between the center of the sample and of the point neutron source. It was computed to be less than 10% when the distance was no less than 34 cm. Experiments were carried out on the CFBR-II reactor and the experimental results were in good accordance with the theoretical analysis. As a result, the theoretical conclusions given above are reasonable and of reference value for the design of future irradiation experiments.
