Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics

Klappentext Offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation. This book includes a discussion of neutron reactions, including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum, as well as neutron spatial distribution. Zusammenfassung Offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works! the various approaches to the design of reactors! and their safe and efficient operation. This book includes a discussion of neutron reactions! including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum! as well as neutron spatial distribution.

List of contents

1. Nuclear Reactions
2. Neutron Interactions
3. Neutron Distributions in Energy
4. The Power Reactor Core
5. Reactor Kinetics
6. Spatial Diffusion of Neutrons
7. Neutron Distributions in Reactors
8. Energy Transport
9. Reactivity Feedback
10. Long Term Core Behavior
Appendices
A. Useful Mathematics
B. Bessel's Equation and Functions
C. Derivation of Neutron Diffusion Properties
D. Fuel Element Heat Transfer
E. Nuclear Data

Product details

• Authors: Lewis, E. E. Lewis, Elmer E. Lewis, Elmer E. (Northwestern University Lewis, Lewis Elmer E.
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.03.2008, delayed
• EAN: 9780123706317
• ISBN: 978-0-12-370631-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Academic Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Nuclear, Nuclear power & engineering, Nuclear power and engineering