Published 1982 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Compensation of neutron flux detectors by digital methods

  • 1. Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

Description

In nuclear reactors there is a system for determining the reactor power by measuring the neutron flux. The detectors presently used contain impurities which contribute up to 20 percent of the total response in the form of exponential terms that increase the response time. It is important for the control of the reactor to have the most exact possible knowledge of the neutron flux. Analog methods are currently used to make the detector signals proportional to the neutron flux. Compensation could be carried out using numerical methods on a digital computer. Results of simulations carried out using fast Fourier transforms are encouraging

Abstract (French)

Dans les reacteurs nucleaires actuels, il existe un systeme qui a pour but de determiner le niveau d'operation de puissance, au moyen de la detection et de la mesure du flux de neutrons. Les detecteurs utilises contiennent des impuretees qui contribuent pour jusqu'a 20 pourcent de la reponse totale, sous forme de terms exponentiels qui augmentent le temps de reponse. Une connaissance du flux la plus exacte possible est importante pour le controle du reacteur. Le signal du detecteur doit etre rendu proportionnel a ce qui'il mesure. Il faut donc le compenser. Le methode analogique est utilisee a l'heure actuelle. La compensation peut etre faite par des methodes numeriques sur ordinateur digital. La theorie permet d'utiliser la technique de transformee de Fourier rapide. Des resultats preliminaires ont ete deja obtenus et sont tres encourageants
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Transactions: student conference, 1982

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Compensation du detecteur de flux de neutrons par methodes digitales

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Transactions: student conference, 1982
Imprint Pagination
168 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 8-13.
Report number
INIS-mf--9525

Conference

Title
Canadian Nuclear Association student conference.
Dates
12-14 Mar 1982.
Place
Montreal, Quebec (Canada).

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
16021737
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; CORRECTIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMPURITIES; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SELF-POWERED NEUTRON DETECTORS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SELF-POWERED DETECTORS; TRANSFORMATIONS

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