Homework 3
MAE 118C
Problems 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 15, 18, 23, 30, 31 from Chapter 5, Lamarsh & Baratta
2.
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Point sources emit S nuetrons/sec at points, 1, 2, and 3
‘ind the flux current halt way between one side of the tangle
(black cot).
‘The flux for a point source is: = 2 _ from problem 1.
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‘The fluc is then the sum of the point sources fluxes.
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“The first torm ig the flux from points 1 and2 which aro equal the second torm ie the flux.
from point 3.
‘The current from points 1 and 2 cancle so you enly need to calculate the current from point 3.
‘The current has @ direction which is in the direction of the
‘vector from point 3 to the point you are calculating the flux.
‘This case in an infinite moderator so using the flux equation 5.33.
[At the center of the square the current is zero due to symetry.
“The flux is simply the sum of the 4 point sources.
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DaThe flux at point i is again the sum of the fluxes.
moffe)ea(er ay” which is given 2 equations before 5.33
a)" an
The currents from point 1 and 2 cancel.
Looking at the diagram, the hortzonal portion of the currents trom paitns 3 and 4 cancel,
‘The sum of the vertical currents add with their direction being down in the diagram.
P-(2
Distance from point 3 to i
3
) same for & 0
‘curront from point 3 and 4 at ii
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xfs (* *-(3)
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Where the sine and tangent ters come from forming a ight tangle with points, 2, 9 and
then using the ratio of the sides to find the angle at point ii and then using that angle to find the
portion of the current in the downward direction.
2) inte dowvor rstin7
Point source in an infinite moderator,
|8) To find the number of neutrons passing through a surface, find the current at the sutace
then integrate over the surface area.
>) The number absorbed per second within the sphere is equal to
[ sees inset isi reine fe
°) Verity the continuity equation, the number aborbed + the number leaked equals the
‘umbor produced.10.
Current equals ze'o by symetry, and the flux can have no spacial dependence due to symmetry.
Eq (6.19)
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Again using tho dition uation, 924 —
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ity in r so the solutions can vary in the r direction. A general solution
There is now a nor-urif
to the diffusion equation is,
Now using boundry conditions, the flux needs to be finte at r= 0 so B = 0. Note that the first
tenn does NOT go to infinity as r goes to zero, this can be seen by expanding sinh as an infinite
Now using, (R +d) = 0
(R+a)using, sin(—a) = sina)
How many neutrons leak from the sphere?
Ryde?
R R
pamn’s_ arn (CG) so)
L sin( 22) LR
L
3)
Average probability that a source neutron will leave the sphere is the number that leak
divided by the total number produced
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figure out how to make it a
ita.
Evaluate J dotted into x hat at x = a/2 and then integrate from y = -a/2 to a/2 and z = -al2 to
zy
a2cc)
By aymetry, the total number is just the answer from part b) times 6.
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D)
228.10".
1-10! = 7.225 10151 decays per second
y 5
15
2210” = 1953 105 caries
371019
a= 0.N)
D= temwhere xis in units of meters and
the fluxis in units of neutrons/em*2"s.
D002 0.04 006 0.08
at.
Using Eq, 5.64 to calculate the change in the thermal diffusion parameter
) 2 assuming To = T
= 1000-1 + 10-1435 _
- 0
1000-1 + 11.435,
1001
1000-1 + 0.1:1.435
Pe 1000.1
1.008
Pa
1.00043
Srhip Lp
2D | (2)
ty,
‘This caluciation takes into account the change
in density due to adding boric acid to water. The small
concentrations result in a very small change in the flux.v0!
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set}
aot 4
0 002, 004) 0.06 ‘008
Cleatly this doesn't look like enough of an effect to make this problem worthwhile, | think the
‘correct way to do this problem involves using the absoiption cross-section for boric acid. | was
tunable to find this number.