Title :
Electrical circuit representations of the neutron diffusion equations
Author :
Luhmann, Katrin ; Ochs, Karlheinz
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Ruhr-Univ., Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
In a nuclear power plant, the neutron diffusion equations are simulated in order to obtain information about unknown states of the nuclear reactor. One way to solve these nonlinear partial differential equations numerically is to use the wave digital concept. It is based on a reference circuit representing the neutron diffusion equations. The electrical circuits derived here deliver insight into the physical nature from an electrical point of view.
Keywords :
neutron diffusion; nonlinear differential equations; nuclear power stations; partial differential equations; reference circuits; electrical circuit representation; neutron diffusion equations; nonlinear partial differential equations; nuclear power plant; nuclear reactor; reference circuit; Circuits; Computer aided instruction; Detectors; Differential equations; Fission reactors; Neutrons; Nonlinear equations; Power generation; Safety; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2004. MWSCAS '04. The 2004 47th Midwest Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8346-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2004.1354013