Simultaneous estimation of neutron density and reactivity in a nuclear reactor using a bank of Kalman filters

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:6120003

Cortina, E; D'Atellis, C E ^[1]

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1. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Centro de Calculo Cientifico, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires (AR)

This paper reports on the problem of simultaneously estimating neutron density and reactivity while operating a nuclear reactor. It is solved by using a bank of Kalman filters as an estimator and applying a probabilistic test to determine which filter of the bank has the best performance.

• OSTI ID: 6120003
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States), Vol. 105:3; ISSN 0029-5639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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