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Neutron noise in nuclear reactors; Le bruit neutronique des reacteurs nucleaires

Abstract

The power of a nuclear reactor, in the operating conditions, presents fluctuations due to various causes. This random behaviour can be included in the study of 'noises'. Among other sources of noise, we analyse hereafter the fluctuations due: a) to the discontinuous emissions of neutrons from an independent source; b) to the multiplication of neutrons inside the reactor. The method which we present makes use of the analogies between the rules governing a nuclear reactor in operation and a number of radio-electrical systems, in particular the feed-back loops. The reactor can be characterized by its 'passing band' and is described as a system submitted to a sequence of random pulses. In non linear operating condition, the effect of neutron noise is defined by means of a non-linear functional, this theory is thus related to previous works the references of which are given at the end of the present report. This leads us in particular in the case of nuclear reactors to some results given by A. Blaquiere in the case of radio-electrical loops. (author) [French] La puissance d'un reacteur nucleaire, dans les conditions du regime, est affectee de fluctuations dont les causes sont tres diverses. Ce comportement aleatoire rentre dans  More>>
Authors:
Blaquiere, A.; [1]  Pachowska, R. [2] 
  1. Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucleaires (France)
  2. Universite Technique de Varsovie (Poland)
Publication Date:
Jun 15, 1961
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
CEA-R-1855
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 7 refs.; Pre-print of an article published in the issue No. 52, June 1961 of the 'BIST - Bulletin d'Informations Scientifiques et Techniques du CEA'; Available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org/inis/Contacts/
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; BAND THEORY; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; FEEDBACK; FLUCTUATIONS; NEUTRON DENSITY; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON SOURCES; PULSES; RADIO NOISE; RANDOMNESS; REACTOR KINETICS; REACTOR NOISE; VARIATIONS; VIBRATIONAL STATES
OSTI ID:
22249676
Research Organizations:
Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucleaires (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: FR1401076070824
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
30 page(s)
Announcement Date:
Jul 11, 2014

Citation Formats

Blaquiere, A., and Pachowska, R. Neutron noise in nuclear reactors; Le bruit neutronique des reacteurs nucleaires. France: N. p., 1961. Web.
Blaquiere, A., & Pachowska, R. Neutron noise in nuclear reactors; Le bruit neutronique des reacteurs nucleaires. France.
Blaquiere, A., and Pachowska, R. 1961. "Neutron noise in nuclear reactors; Le bruit neutronique des reacteurs nucleaires." France.
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title = {Neutron noise in nuclear reactors; Le bruit neutronique des reacteurs nucleaires}
author = {Blaquiere, A., and Pachowska, R.}
abstractNote = {The power of a nuclear reactor, in the operating conditions, presents fluctuations due to various causes. This random behaviour can be included in the study of 'noises'. Among other sources of noise, we analyse hereafter the fluctuations due: a) to the discontinuous emissions of neutrons from an independent source; b) to the multiplication of neutrons inside the reactor. The method which we present makes use of the analogies between the rules governing a nuclear reactor in operation and a number of radio-electrical systems, in particular the feed-back loops. The reactor can be characterized by its 'passing band' and is described as a system submitted to a sequence of random pulses. In non linear operating condition, the effect of neutron noise is defined by means of a non-linear functional, this theory is thus related to previous works the references of which are given at the end of the present report. This leads us in particular in the case of nuclear reactors to some results given by A. Blaquiere in the case of radio-electrical loops. (author) [French] La puissance d'un reacteur nucleaire, dans les conditions du regime, est affectee de fluctuations dont les causes sont tres diverses. Ce comportement aleatoire rentre dans le cadre general de l'etude des 'bruits'. Entre autres sources ce bruit, nous analysons ici les fluctuations dues: a) a l'emission discontinue des neutrons provenant d'une source autonome; b) a la multiplication des neutrons au sein du reacteur. La methode que nous introduisons exploite les analogies entre les lois qui regissent un reacteur nucleaire au regime et certains systemes radioelectriques, en particulier les circuits a boucle de reaction. Le reacteur est caracterise par sa 'bande passante' et est decrit comme un systeme soumis a une succession d'impulsions aleatoires. Dans les conditions de fonctionnement non lineaires, l'effet du bruit neutronique est precise en utilisant une fonctionnelle non lineaire, ce qui relie cette theorie a differents travaux anterieurs dont la bibliographie est indique a la fin de cet article. Ceci nous conduit notamment a retrouver a propos des reacteurs certains resultats enonces precedemment par A. Blaquiere a propos des systemes radioelectriques boucles. (auteur)}
place = {France}
year = {1961}
month = {Jun}
}