Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
[Pages:29]Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Module 3: Neutron Induced Reactions Dr. John H. Bickel
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Objectives:
1. Explain physical rate laws for nuclear reactions involving: scattering, absorption, fission
2. Explain concept of cross section: (E), macroscopic cross section: (E), mean free path
3. Explain rate laws for bulk power production from fission
4. Explain how to get information from on-line ENDF data bases.
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Neutron Reaction Rate Proportional to Neutron Flux and Target Area
? Assume foil density "n" atoms/cm3, width "x", bombarded with beam (area "A") of neutrons "I" (neutrons/sec.) with velocity "vn".
? Each nucleus in foil represents possible target area: = Ro2 - where Ro is nuclear radius. Total target area ~ A x n
? Rate of removing neutrons from I is proportional to: #neutrons crossing through A and total area presented by all targets:
dN/dt = (I/A)(A x n )
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Neutron reaction cross sections
? Total microscopic neutron cross section is expressed as: = dN/dt / [(I/A) n A x]
? Defining neutron flux as: = I/A (neutrons/sec.cm2) ? Then: dN/dt = (A x n ) ? Neutron flux can also be defined: = nnvn where:
nn is neutron density per cm3 in beam, vn relative velocity (cm/sec.) of neutrons in beam ? Cross section can be experimentally measured as function of energy: (E) ? For nucleus, (E) units expressed in "barns" (b) ? 1b = 10-24 cm2
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Neutron reaction cross sections
? Cross sections (E) can be separated into different types of reactions ? scattering, absorption, fission: (E) = s(E) + c(E) + f(E)
? Neutron cross section data is available from NNDC at:
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Example: published 92U235 cross sections
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Some observations of neutron cross sections
? Three distinct regions exist: thermal, epithermal, fast
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