Dynamics and Control of Nuclear Reactors presents the latest knowledge and research in reactor dynamics, control and instrumentation; important factors in ensuring the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants. This book provides current and future engineers with a single resource containing all relevant information, including detailed treatments on the modeling, simulation, operational features and dynamic characteristics of pressurized light-water reactors, boiling light-water reactors, pressurized heavy-water reactors and molten-salt reactors. It also provides pertinent, but less detailed information on small modular reactors, sodium fast reactors, and gas-cooled reactors.
Publishers Note: Table 3.1 has been revised and will be included in future printings of the book with the following data:
Group Decay Constant, li (sec-1) Delayed Neutron Fraction (bi)1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xviii 2. Chapter 2: Nuclear reactor designs - p. 4 3. Chapter 3: The point reactor kinetics equations - p. 16 4. Chapter 4: Solutions of the point reactor kinetics equations and interpretation - p. 32 5. Chapter 5: Subcritical operation - p. 51 6. Chapter 6: Fission product poisoning - p. 56 7. Chapter 7: Reactivity feedbacks - p. 71 8. Chapter 8: Reactor control - p. 87 9. Chapter 9: Space-time kinetics - p. 104 10. Chapter 10: Reactor thermal-hydraulics - p. 109 11. Chapter 11: Nuclear reactor safety - p. 127 12. Chapter 12: Pressurized water reactors - p. 137 13. Chapter 13: Boiling water reactors - p. 166 14. Chapter 14: Pressurized heavy water reactors - p. 189 15. Chapter 15: Nuclear plant simulators - p. 202 16. Chapter 16: Nuclear plant instrumentation - p. 211 17. Appendix A: Generation II reactor parameters - p. 235 18. Appendix B: Advanced reactors - p. 241 19. Appendix C: Basic reactor physics - p. 254 20. Appendix D: Laplace transforms and transfer functions - p. 267 21. Appendix E: Frequency response analysis of linear systems - p. 280 22. Appendix F: State variable models and transient analysis - p. 298 23. Appendix G: Matlab and Simulink: A brief tutorial - p. 317 24. Appendix H: Analytical solution of the point reactor kinetics equations and the prompt jump approximation - p. 327 25. Appendix I: A moving boundary model - p. 333 26. Appendix J: Modeling and simulation of a pressurized water reactor - p. 337 27. Appendix K: Modeling and simulation of a molten salt reactor - p. 360 28. Index - p. 373
Dynamics and Control of Nuclear Reactors presents the latest knowledge and research in reactor dynamics, control and instrumentation; important factors in ensuring the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants. This book provides current and future engineers with a single resource containing all relevant information, including detailed treatments on the modeling, simulation, operational features and dynamic characteristics of pressurized light-water reactors, boiling light-water reactors, pressurized heavy-water reactors and molten-salt reactors. It also provides pertinent, but less detailed information on small modular reactors, sodium fast reactors, and gas-cooled reactors.
Publishers Note: Table 3.1 has been revised and will be included in future printings of the book with the following data:
Group Decay Constant, li (sec-1) Delayed Neutron Fraction (bi)1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xviii 2. Chapter 2: Nuclear reactor designs - p. 4 3. Chapter 3: The point reactor kinetics equations - p. 16 4. Chapter 4: Solutions of the point reactor kinetics equations and interpretation - p. 32 5. Chapter 5: Subcritical operation - p. 51 6. Chapter 6: Fission product poisoning - p. 56 7. Chapter 7: Reactivity feedbacks - p. 71 8. Chapter 8: Reactor control - p. 87 9. Chapter 9: Space-time kinetics - p. 104 10. Chapter 10: Reactor thermal-hydraulics - p. 109 11. Chapter 11: Nuclear reactor safety - p. 127 12. Chapter 12: Pressurized water reactors - p. 137 13. Chapter 13: Boiling water reactors - p. 166 14. Chapter 14: Pressurized heavy water reactors - p. 189 15. Chapter 15: Nuclear plant simulators - p. 202 16. Chapter 16: Nuclear plant instrumentation - p. 211 17. Appendix A: Generation II reactor parameters - p. 235 18. Appendix B: Advanced reactors - p. 241 19. Appendix C: Basic reactor physics - p. 254 20. Appendix D: Laplace transforms and transfer functions - p. 267 21. Appendix E: Frequency response analysis of linear systems - p. 280 22. Appendix F: State variable models and transient analysis - p. 298 23. Appendix G: Matlab and Simulink: A brief tutorial - p. 317 24. Appendix H: Analytical solution of the point reactor kinetics equations and the prompt jump approximation - p. 327 25. Appendix I: A moving boundary model - p. 333 26. Appendix J: Modeling and simulation of a pressurized water reactor - p. 337 27. Appendix K: Modeling and simulation of a molten salt reactor - p. 360 28. Index - p. 373
