EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2
The transfer function is a basic characteristic of every nuclear reactor. It describes how a perturbation at a given place and time influences the neutron flux. In case of a known perturbation, the determination of characteristic reactor parameters is possible. The present paper shows an experimenta...
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| author | Hübner Sebastian Knospe Alexander Viebach Marco Lange Carsten Hurtado Antonio |
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| description | The transfer function is a basic characteristic of every nuclear reactor. It describes how a perturbation at a given place and time influences the neutron flux. In case of a known perturbation, the determination of characteristic reactor parameters is possible. The present paper shows an experimental method to determine the gain of the zero-power reactor transfer function (ZPTF) of the AKR-2 reactor at TU Dresden and the comparison to the theoretical shape of the ZPTF derived from kinetic parameters simulated with MCNP. For the experiments, a high-precision linear motor axis is used to insert an oscillating perturbation acting at frequencies smaller than the lower bound of the plateau region of the ZPTF. For higher frequencies, a rotating absorber is used. This device emulates an absorber of variable strength. The reactor response is detected with a He-3 counter.
The data evaluation shows good agreement between measured and corresponding theoretical values of the gain of the ZPTF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8c1852097054b139c2688bd34981b172022-12-21T19:43:22ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2021-01-012472100910.1051/epjconf/202124721009epjconf_physor2020_21009EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2Hübner Sebastian0Knospe Alexander1Viebach Marco2Lange Carsten3Hurtado Antonio4Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)The transfer function is a basic characteristic of every nuclear reactor. It describes how a perturbation at a given place and time influences the neutron flux. In case of a known perturbation, the determination of characteristic reactor parameters is possible. The present paper shows an experimental method to determine the gain of the zero-power reactor transfer function (ZPTF) of the AKR-2 reactor at TU Dresden and the comparison to the theoretical shape of the ZPTF derived from kinetic parameters simulated with MCNP. For the experiments, a high-precision linear motor axis is used to insert an oscillating perturbation acting at frequencies smaller than the lower bound of the plateau region of the ZPTF. For higher frequencies, a rotating absorber is used. This device emulates an absorber of variable strength. The reactor response is detected with a He-3 counter. The data evaluation shows good agreement between measured and corresponding theoretical values of the gain of the ZPTF.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2021/01/epjconf_physor2020_21009.pdftransfer functionzero-power reactornoise analysistraining reactormcnp simulation |
| spellingShingle | Hübner Sebastian Knospe Alexander Viebach Marco Lange Carsten Hurtado Antonio EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 EPJ Web of Conferences transfer function zero-power reactor noise analysis training reactor mcnp simulation |
| title | EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 |
| title_full | EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 |
| title_fullStr | EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 |
| title_short | EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ZERO POWER TRANSFER FUNCTION OF THE AKR-2 |
| title_sort | experimental determination of the zero power transfer function of the akr 2 |
| topic | transfer function zero-power reactor noise analysis training reactor mcnp simulation |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2021/01/epjconf_physor2020_21009.pdf |
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