Efficient numerical solution of the point kinetics equations in nuclear reactor dynamics

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1039-1051

  Kinard, Matthew ^a   Allen, E J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR DYNAMICS; POINT KINETICS EQUATIONS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 1542475756     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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