Control of a High Temperature Supercritical Pressure Light Water Cooled and Moderated Reactor with Water Rods

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 298-306

  Ishiwatari, Yuki ^a   Oka, Yoshiaki ^a   Koshizuka, Seiichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Control system; Descending flow water rod; Once through cycle; Step response; Supercritical pressure

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FEEDWATER PUMPS; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

WATER RODS;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 0037780507     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715359     Document Type: Article

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