Numerical analysis of startup PWR with fractional neutron point kinetic equation

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 38-46

  Polo Labarrios, M A ^a,b   Espinosa Paredes, G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fractional calculus; Fractional neutronic point kinetic; Nuclear reactor dynamics; PWR; Reactor cold start up

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL CALCULUS; NUCLEAR REACTOR DYNAMICS; POINT KINETICS; PWR; START-UPS;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RELAXATION TIME;

KINETICS;

EID: 84861993310     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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