scholarly journals NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF THE ONE-GROUP SPACE-INDEPENDENT REACTOR KINETICS EQUATIONS FOR NEUTRON DENSITY GIVEN THE EXCESS REACTIVITY

Author(s):  
J.J. Kaganove
2018 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 1230-1234
Author(s):  
Mikhail V. Maisuradze ◽  
Alexandra A. Kuklina

The simplified algorithm of the numerical solution of the differential diffusion equation is presented. The solution is based on the one-dimensional diffusion model with the third kind boundary conditions and the finite difference method. The proposed approach allows for the quick and precise assessment of the carburizing process parameters – temperature and time.


Universe ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efrain J. Ferrer ◽  
Aric Hackebill

We discuss how a magnetic field can affect the equation of state of a many-particle neutron system. We show that, due to the anisotropy in the pressures, the pressure transverse to the magnetic field direction increases with the magnetic field, while the one along the field direction decreases. We also show that in this medium there exists a significant negative field-dependent contribution associated with the vacuum pressure. This negative pressure demands a neutron density sufficiently high (corresponding to a baryonic chemical potential of μ = 2.25 GeV) to produce the necessary positive matter pressure that can compensate for the gravitational pull. The decrease of the parallel pressure with the field limits the maximum magnetic field to a value of the order of 10 18 G, where the pressure decays to zero. We show that the combination of all these effects produces an insignificant variation of the system equation of state. We also found that this neutron system exhibits paramagnetic behavior expressed by the Curie’s law in the high-temperature regime. The reported results may be of interest for the astrophysics of compact objects such as magnetars, which are endowed with substantial magnetic fields.


2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 101-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Artichowicz ◽  
Dzmitry Prybytak

AbstractIn this paper, energy slope averaging in the one-dimensional steady gradually varied flow model is considered. For this purpose, different methods of averaging the energy slope between cross-sections are used. The most popular are arithmetic, geometric, harmonic and hydraulic means. However, from the formal viewpoint, the application of different averaging formulas results in different numerical integration formulas. This study examines the basic properties of numerical methods resulting from different types of averaging.


2001 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 183-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
DMITRY MIKHIN

The energy conservation law and the flow reversal theorem are valid for underwater acoustic fields. In media at rest the theorem transforms into well-known reciprocity principle. The presented parabolic equation (PE) model strictly preserves these important physical properties in the numerical solution. The new PE is obtained from the one-way wave equation by Godin12 via Padé approximation of the square root operator and generalized to the case of moving media. The PE is range-dependent and explicitly includes range derivatives of the medium parameters. Implicit finite difference scheme solves the PE written in terms of energy flux. Such formalism inherently provides simple and exact energy-conserving boundary condition at vertical interfaces. The finite-difference operators, the discreet boundary conditions, and the self-starter are derived by discretization of the differential PE. Discreet energy conservation and flow reversal theorem are rigorously proved as mathematical properties of the finite-difference scheme and confirmed by numerical modeling. Numerical solution is shown to be reciprocal with accuracy of 10–12 decimal digits, which is the accuracy of round-off errors. Energy conservation and wide-angle capabilities of the model are illustrated by comparison with two-way normal mode solutions including the ASA benchmark wedge.


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