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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The F [subscript N] method for a bare critical cylinder
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe F<sub>N</sub> method, originated by C. E. Siewert, is developed for a bare, axially infinite critical cylinder. The full-range completeness and orthogonality properties of the singular eigenfunctions are used to derive an expression for the emerging angular flux, which is represented by a power series. The resulting equations are reduced to matrix form and computer solved. Examples of the results of this method for different parameters are presented. Comparisons with other models are made. A fourth order approximation was found to be sufficient to achieve up to four digit agreement with benchmark values.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1982
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Southers, Jack Daniel
Rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en_US
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80216
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/80216