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Shoji Watanabe, Kojiro Nishina
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 86 | Number 3 | March 1984 | Pages 283-296
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17557
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A stability analysis using a one-group model is presented for a coupled-core system. Positive prompt feedback of a γpj form is assumed, where pj is the fractional power variation of core j. Prompt power variations over a range of a few milliseconds after a disturbance are analyzed. The analysis combines Liapunov's method, prompt jump approximation, and the eigenfunction expansion of coupling region response flux. The last is treated as a pseudo-delayed neutron precursor. An asymptotic stability region is found for pj. For an asymmetric flux variation over a system of two coupled cores, either pI or pII can slightly exceed, by virtue of the coupling effect, the critical value (β/γ − 1) of a single-core case. Such a stability region is increased by additional inclusion of the coupling region fundamental mode in the treatment. The coupling region contributes to stability through its delayed response and coupling. An optimum core separation distance for stability is found.
