LAMARSH SOLUTIONS CHAPTER-6 PART/2

IMPORTANT TABLES:
*TABLE 3.2 NON-1/V FACTORS
*TABLE 3.4 THERMAL DATA (0.0253ev) FOR THE FISSILE NUCLIDES
*TABLE 5.2 THERMAL NEUTRON DIFFUSION PARAMETERS OF COMMON MODERATORS AT 20C
*TABLE 5.3 FAST GROUP CONSTANTS FOR VARIOUS MODERATORS
*TABLE 6.1 NOMINAL ONE-GROUP CONSTANTS FOR A FAST REACTOR
*TABLE 6.2 BUCKLINGS AND FLUXES FOR CRITICAL BARE REACTORS(ASSUME D IS SMALL)
*TABLE 6.3 VALUES OF T
*APPENDIXES:TABLE II.2 AND TABLEII.3

6.20
Assume d<<R

B 2 ( )2 =3.95e-3 cm-2
R
a)

mF Z

2
aM M F
aM ( E0 ) M F
1 B 2 M TM
mM Z
mM , eq(6.88) , where Z
T 1 B 2 TM
aF M M
g aF (T ) aF ( E0 ) M M

,eq(6.83), M T2 L2T T 480 102 582cm2

And in here,

aM ( E0 ) 0.0092b, aF ( E0 ) 681b, gaF (T ) 0.978,T 2.065 so inserting into

eq(6.88) well find , mF 1.79e 3mM

Then the total mass of Be in the reactor as follows,

M 1.85g / cm3 , V

4 3
R 5.24 105 cm3 mM V 1.85 969kg mF 1.73kg [ANS]
3

b)
Thermal flux is given by,

1
r

T (r ) A Sin(

r
R

), from table 6.2 A

f N f f from 6.85 N F =

P
in here P=50kW=5e4joules/sec ; E R 3.2e 11 joule
4R ER f
2

mF N A
m N

f = F A
g fF (T) f ( E0 ) ;and the values,
VM F
VM F
2

g fF (T)=0.976; f ( E0 ) 582b f =4.26e-3cm-1 and the constant A is found as follows,

A

5e4
1
r
3.66e13 T (r ) 3.66e13 Sin( ) [ANS]
4 50 3.2e 11 4.26e 3
r
R
2

c)

Leakage : D

d
dr

r R

D P
2.3e10 n/cm2.sec in here D=0.5 for Be
R 4 4 ER f

[ANS]
d)

cons.rate=1.05(1+ ) P g/day=1.05(1+0.169) 50e-3MW=0.0613 g/day [ANS]

6.26

DM 0.84cm d 2.13D 1.7892cm ;D is from table5.2

T235 (300C ) 2.055 from tab.6.3 and M T2 L2T T 721cm2

a)

For a critical reactor;

k
1 B 2 =1.012e-4 cm-2
2 2
1 MT B

where B 2 3 ( ) 2 and a 3 / B a a 2d 537.32cm

a
[ANS]
b)

3.87 P

max

a ER N 25 f 25 ( E0 )
3

[from table 6.2] N 25 1113.5e24atoms / cm3

g f 25 (573K )

1113.5e24
235 4.3466e5 gr U-235 then found the mass of the natural uranium as,
0.6022e24
4.3466e5
mu
60 tons nat. Note:U in here 0.0072 is the percent of U235 in natural U
0.0072
m25

6.37
a)

b2 L 2.802 L (from equal volumes approach) b 1.58cm ,which is the radius of equivalent
radius [ANS]
b)

VF
R2 L

0.290
VM b 2 L R 2 L

[ANS]

c)
L F 1.55cm ; L M 2.85cm ; thus,
0.75
0.75
1.58
=0.48 ; y=
=0.26 ; z=
0.55
1.55
2.85
2.85
Then as x,y and z are less than 0.75 you can use eq(6.117) and eq(6.118) with a good accuracy,
After finding E and F then finally we'll use eq.6.114 in where,
x=

a ,nat .U (T ) ( N 25 a ,25 ( E0 ) g a (T ) 25 N 28 a ,28 ( E0 ) g a (T ) 28 )

T0 12
) and
T

T0 12
)
2
T
in here you can use the table II.3 ,at 0.0253ev, aF 0.3677cm 1 & aM 0.0222cm 1 with a good accuracy or

a , water (T ) ( N H a , H ( E0 ) g a (T ) H N O a ,O ( E0 ) g a (T )O )

you can calculate yourself the macroscopic cross sections, inserting the following above

a235 680b & a238 2.73b & aM 0.664b and the other constants as F 19.1g / cm3 & M 1g / cm3 so finally
f 0.797
[ANS]

d)

pe

N FVF I

M sM VM

where M sM 1.46 from table(6.6)

N F 4.83 102 1024 atoms / cm3 from table II.3

I A C a where A 2.8& C 38.3 from Table6.5

P 0.883 [ANS]
e)Using fig. 6.10 and 1.5 cm rods on that figure

1.04

[ANS]

f)

25 f 25
a 25 a 28

The ratio

25 f 25
a 25

N 28
a 28
N 25

N 28
138 for natural U.Using 25 2.42, f 25 582b,g f25 (200 C ) 0.976
N 25

a 25 681b,g a25 (200 C ) 0.978, a 28 2.70b,g a25 (200 C ) 1.0017 gives,

T 1.32 and using the four factor formula we can find k
k fp 0.9828

6.17

(-a) -100

100 (a)

a)

B 2 ( )2 in here a a 2d where d=2.13D and D=0.84 for graphite finally

a
2
B 9.53e 4 cm-2
b)

L2TM 3500 , TM 368 , T 2.065

Z
Z=

2
1 B 2 M TM
6.56 and the using the relation,
T 1 B 2 TM

N F aF
N g (T ) aF ( E0 )
N
F aF
F 3.34e 5 so use,
N M aM
N M aM
NM

NF F M M

F 1.046e 3 gr/cm3 and finally,

NM M M F
N F,critical

F ,critical N AV
MF

2.68e18 atoms/cm3

c)

L2T (1 f ) L2TM and here f=

Z
0.867 and so L2T 463cm2
Z+1

d)

k T f 1.79
e)

( x) max cos(
J=-D

x
a

) 5e12 cos(

d( x)
D
x
5e12
sin( )
dx
a
a

x
a

) and the current

f)

1.57 P

max A

R N F ,critical ,25 f 25 ( E0 )
aE

[ again from table 6.2]

g fF (T )
2
where a 200 2 2.13 0.84 203.57cm
f 25 ( E0 ) can be found from table II.2 in appendix
so you can find P from here!
6.27
assume d<<a

k
1
2
k
B
and k=1 for criticality
L2
in the power producing section,core,you should solve the equation
2 c B2 c 0
and in the reflector region there is no fission ;so solve then,
1
2 R 2 R 0
LR
For criticality conditions:
a)

nf. reflector

core

-a/2

core

nf. reflector

a/2

c A1 cos( Bx) A2 sin( Bx)

dc
dx

@ x 0 B.C.1 A2 0 c A1 cos( Bx)

R A3e

x
LR

A4 e

x
LR

lim x R must be finite so A4 0 R A3e

x
LR

then interface B.C.

a
a
[I] c ( )=R ( )
2
2
d
d
a
a
[II] -D c c @ x D R R @ x
then introduce these into the fluxes,
dx
2
dx
2
x

a
I A1 cos( B ) = A3e 2 LR
2
x

A
a
II Dc BA1 sin( B ) 3 DR e 2 LR
2
LR

D
II
a
criticality condition gives:D c B tan( B ) R (*)
I
2
LR

(*) must be satisfied by the reactor to be critical.

b)

ref.

-a/2-b

-a/2

core

core

ref.

a/2

a/2+b

again c A1 cos(Bx)

x
LR

x
LR

a
from vacuum B.C. R ( b) 0
2
a
( b) x
a
so we can write R =A 3sinh( 2
) note that @ x= b vacuum B.C. is satisfied.
LR
2
R A 3e

A 4e

then interface B.C.

a
a
[I] c ( )=R ( )
2
2
d c
d
a
a
[II] -D c
@ x D R R @ x
then introduce these into the fluxes,
dx
2
dx
2
a
b
I A1 cos(B ) = A 3 sinh( )
2
LR
A
a
b
II Dc BA1 sin(B ) 3 D R cosh( )
2 LR
LR

D
II
a
b
criticality condition gives:D c B tan(B ) R coth(
) (**)
I
2
LR
LR

(**) must be satisfied by the reactor to be critical.

c)

R+b
R

c A1

sin(Br)
cos(Br)
A2
r
r

as r 0 c must be finite so A 2 0 c A1
sinh(
R A 3

r
)
LR

A4
r
then interface B.C.
[I] c (R)=R (R)

cosh(
r

r
)
LR

sin(Br)
r
sinh(

or using vacuum B.C. R (R b) 0 R A 3

d c
d
@ r R D R R @ r R then introduce these into the fluxes,
dx
dx
b
sinh( )
LR
sin(BR)
I A1
= A3
R
R
b
b
cosh( ) sinh( )
LR
LR
Bcos(BR) sin(BR)
II Dc A1 (

) A 3D R (

)
2
2
R
R
LR R
R

[II] -Dc

II
1
criticality condition gives:D c (Bcot(BR) ) D R (
I
R

coth(

b
)
LR

LR

1
) (***)
R

For the fluxes:

For infinite slab;c A1 cos(Bx) so,

a/2

P=E R f

A1 cos(Bx) dx A1

a / 2

For the sphere;c A1

R

P=E R f A1
0

1.57P
aE R f

sin(Br)
so,
r

sin(Br)
PB2
4r 2 dr A1
r
4E R f (sin(BR) BR cos(BR))

R br
)
LR
r