Fast, accurate control rod calibration using a programmable desk calculator
Conference
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OSTI ID:21156988
- Texas A and M University, College Station, TX (United States)
In an attempt to develop a simple least squares program for the rapid calibration of control rods it was necessary to verify that all rods, with the exception of the transient rod, could be accurately defined by a single analytical expression. Since the vertical flux distribution in the core region follows a cosine function, a cosine squared variation was tested. The solution which involves the inversion of a 3 x 3 matrix is performed using a Hewlett Packard Model 9100B programmable desk calculator. The least squares program was applied to a number of control rod calibrations that had previously been analyzed by hand. The agreement was excellent in all cases.
- Research Organization:
- TRIGA Reactors, Gulf Energy and Environmental Systems Co., San Diego, CA (United States); Texas A and M University, College Station, TX (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21156988
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--09N0217; T--739
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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