LAMARSH SOLUTIONS CHAPTER-6 PART-1

6.1
Before solving this question,examine ex.6.1 in Lamarsh and for cross sections and other constants
use table 6.1;

Pu

0.03 Na 32.33 and then;

Pu Na
Pu
Pu

0.03 Na 32.33
Pu Na
Pu
f

N Na a , Na
1
N Pu a , Pu

Na * Navgdro

a , Na

0.108 and 2.61

M Na
1
Pu * Navgdro
a , Pu
M Pu

a , Pu 2.11b a , Na 8e 4b and finally k f 2.222(sup ercritical )

6.2
a)
Sodium properties:

f 0 and a 0.0008b and tr 3.3b

Uranium-238 properties:

f 0.095b and a 0.255b and tr 6.9b and 2.6

Uranium-235 properties:

f 1.4b and a 1.65b and 2.6 and tr 6.9b and 2.6

U 18.6 g / cm3 and Sodium 0.97 g / cm3

U 235 18.6 25.6 /100 4.7616g / cm3 and U 238 18.6 74.4 /100 13.8384 g / cm3
N

0.6022 1024
NA
N Na 0.97 0.63
0.017 1024
23
M

NU 238

0.6022 1024
13.8384 0.37
0.01296 1024
238

NU 235 4.7616 0.37

0.6022 1024
0.00446 1024
238

b)

aF
NU 235 aU 235 NU 238 aU 238
0.010663

0.9987
U 235
U 238
S
a
NU 235 a
NU 238 a
N S a 0.0106774

c)

f
aF

25 NU 235 Uf 235 28 NU 238 Uf 238 0.007475

1.8227
NU 235 aU 235 NU 238 aU 238
0.010663

d)

k f 1.82033
6.6

max Pmax

ave Pave

V R2 H 785.4 ft 3 22243lt
37.09kW / lt
Pave 825MW Pave
.Pave
1.5 37.09 55.64kW / lt
Pmax
6.9

D
1 where B 2 ( )2 and L2
2 2

1 B L
R
a

1
and d 2.13D
R R d and D
3tr

L
k 1

We know the density of mixture:1g/cm3

i
100

s 0.97 g / cm3 & Pu 0.03g / cm3

NS 0.023564 1024 atoms / cm3 and N Pu 7.559 105 1024 atoms / cm3

trS 3.3b and trPu 6.8b tr 0.07828cm1 D 4.2585cm d 9.0706cm

aS 0.0008b and aPu 2.11b L2 23877cm2 L 154.5cm R 430.07cm

b)
Pu
4
24
1
Pu
f 1.85b f 1.2624 10 10 cm

Maximum flux for a spherical reactor occurs at the center of sphere and assuming d is small
P=500MW,

P
1
r
P
Sin( ) max
2
4 R ER f r
R
4 R ER f
2

lim r Sin( R ) 4R E
r 0

3.8865 1014 n / cm2 sec

c)

PL

1
0.450 and PNL 1 0.450 0.550
1 B 2 L2

6.11
a) From table 6.2 using the result for parallelpiped result and inserting a,a,a instead of a,b,c for this
cube you can calculate everything as,

B 2 3*( )2 5.1e 5 cm-2

a
b)
For the maximum flux insert x=0;y=0; and z=0 in the flux as,

3.87 P
x
y
z
3.87 P
cos( ) cos( ) cos( ) max
2.18e12 n/cm2/sec
VER f
a
a
a
VER f

c)
Using eq. (6.46)

av

1
P
dV and P=ER f dV and so av
5.63e11 n/cm2/sec

V
ER f V

d)
Using eq.3.58

consumption rate=1.05*(1+ )P g/day=24.55 g/day

6.3

q ''' (r , z ) q '''max J 0 (

2.405r
z
) cos( ) first integrate both sides with
R
H
R H /2

R H /2

2 rdrdz and we

0 H / 2

2.405r
z
MW
) cos( )2 rdrdz then find q ''' max 9.25e 5
R
H
cm3

obtain 20MW=q '''max

and q ''' (r , z ) q '''max J 0 (

2.405r
z
2.405*7
(22.7)
MW
) cos( ) 9.25e 5* J 0 (
) cos(
) 1.13e 5
R
H
50
100
cm3

0 H / 2

J0 (

NOTE!!!!!
R

2.405r
R
2.405r
2.405r
'
'
'
0 J 0 ( R )rdr 2.405 0 R J 0 ( R )dr and using the relation J 0 ( x )x dx xJ1 ( x)
R

say, x '

2.405r
2.405dr
R2
R2
dx '

x
'
J
(
x
')
dx
'

* 2.405* J1 (2.405)
0
R
R
2.4052 0
2.4052