High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 8, 086001(2024)

Similarity analysis applied to nuclear criticality accident alarm systems

Yuan Xu1... Shihang Jiang2, Haifeng Yang1,*, Xuan Yi1 and Zeng Shao1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd, Beijing 100840, China
  • 2Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    XY view of case DS at z=0 cm
    XY view of varied position of neutron source for cases Geo11-111 and Geo21-211
    XZ view of varied position of neutron source for cases GeoH1-5
    Heat map of similarity coefficients between cases Geo11-111 Geo21-211
    Heat map of similarity coefficients between cases GeoH1-5
    Heat map of similarity coefficients between cases DS, Det1, and Det2
    Results of detector in cases DS, Det1, and Det2
    Energy spectrum of neutron source in cases DS, ES1, and ES2
    Heat map of similarity coefficients between cases DS and ES1-4
    Heat map of similarity coefficients between cases DS and M1-4
    XY view of the virtual equipment room model
    Similarity coefficient between cases DS and virtual equipment room model
    • Table 1. Dimensions of case DS

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      Table 1. Dimensions of case DS

      x-coordinate range/cmy-coordinate range/cmz-coordinate range/cm
      inside of wall−500~+500−500~+500−500~+500
      outside of wall−600~+600−600~+600−600~+600
      tunnel−5~+5530~600−5~+5
      detector−5~+5530~540−5~+5
    • Table 2. Dimensions of the storage device and the neutron source for case DS

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      Table 2. Dimensions of the storage device and the neutron source for case DS

      x-coordinate of axis/cmy-coordinate of axis/cmz-coordinate range/cmradius/cm
      storage device0434.5−40.5~+40.545.5
      neutron source0323.5−40.5~+40.545.5
    • Table 3. Dimensions of the virtual equipment room model

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      Table 3. Dimensions of the virtual equipment room model

      x-coordinate range/cmy-coordinate range/cmz-coordinate range/cm
      inside of wall0~+6750~+900−600~+600
      outside of wall−150~+8250~+1050−800~+750
    • Table 4. Most important contributions from varied reactions to similarity coefficients between cases DS and the virtual equipment room model

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      Table 4. Most important contributions from varied reactions to similarity coefficients between cases DS and the virtual equipment room model

      nuclide-reactioncontributions to similarity coefficient
      abcdeghil
      H-inelastic scattering4.71×10−14.17×10−14.16×10−14.03×10−14.31×10−14.15×10−14.50×10−14.15×10−14.01×10−1
      28Si-(n, γ)2.58×10−12.64×10−12.72×10−12.69×10−12.67×10−12.71×10−12.60×10−12.72×10−12.70×10−1
      58Ni-(n, γ)1.55×10−11.59×10−11.63×10−11.61×10−11.60×10−11.62×10−11.56×10−11.64×10−11.62×10−1
      16O-elastic scattering−3.92×10−2−4.23×10−2−4.16×10−2−4.38×10−2−4.17×10−2−4.18×10−2−4.09×10−2−4.40×10−2−4.15×10−2
      39K-(n, γ)2.01×10−22.06×10−22.12×10−22.10×10−22.08×10−22.11×10−22.03×10−22.12×10−22.11×10−2
      40Ca-(n, γ)8.28×10−38.47×10−38.73×10−38.62×10−38.56×10−38.67×10−38.34×10−38.73×10−38.67×10−3
      H-(n, γ)7.97×10−38.14×10−38.39×10−38.29×10−38.22×10−38.34×10−38.02×10−38.40×10−38.33×10−3
      H-elastic scattering5.33×10−35.93×10−35.91×10−35.95×10−35.65×10−35.83×10−35.67×10−35.94×10−36.22×10−3
      27Al-(n, γ)4.52×10−34.62×10−34.77×10−34.71×10−34.67×10−34.74×10−34.55×10−34.77×10−34.73×10−3
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    Yuan Xu, Shihang Jiang, Haifeng Yang, Xuan Yi, Zeng Shao. Similarity analysis applied to nuclear criticality accident alarm systems[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(8): 086001

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    Received: Oct. 19, 2023

    Accepted: May. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Yang Haifeng (yanghf@cnpe.cc)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.230368

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