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
1 1
f    0.108 and   2.61
N Na a , Na  Na * Navgdro
1  a , Na
N Pu a , Pu 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

NA 0.6022 1024
N  N Na  0.97  0.63   0.017 1024
M 23

0.6022 1024
NU 238  13.8384  0.37   0.01296 1024
238

0.6022 1024
NU 235  4.7616  0.37   0.00446 1024
238
b)

aF NU 235 aU 235  NU 238 aU 238 0.010663

f     0.9987
a NU 235 a
U  235
 NU 238 a
U  238
 N S a 0.0106774
S

c)

f  25 NU 235 Uf 235  28 NU 238 Uf 238 0.007475

     1.8227
aF 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
Pmax   1.5  37.09  55.64kW / lt

6.9

k  D
 1 where B 2  ( )2 and L2 
1 B L
2 2
R a

1
R  R  d and D  and d  2.13D
3tr

L
R d
k  1

We know the density of mixture:1g/cm3

i 
i    s  0.97 g / cm3 &  Pu  0.03g / cm3
100

 NS  0.023564 1024 atoms / cm3 and N Pu  7.559 105 1024 atoms / cm3

 trS  3.3b and  trPu  6.8b  tr  0.07828cm1  D  4.2585cm  d  9.0706cm

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

b)

 Pu 4
f  1.85b   f  1.2624 10 10 cm
Pu 24 1

Maximum flux for a spherical reactor occurs at the center of sphere and assuming d is small

P=500MW,

P 1 r P 1 r P
 Sin( ) max  lim r Sin( R )  4R E   3.8865 1014 n / cm2  sec
4 R ER  f r
2
R 4 R ER  f
2
r 0
3
R f

c)

1
PL   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)

1 P
av 
V   dV and P=ER  f   dV and so av 
ER  f V
 5.63e11 n/cm2/sec

d)

Using eq.3.58

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

6.3

2.405r z R H /2
q ''' (r , z )  q '''max J 0 (
R
) cos( ) first integrate both sides with
H  
0 H / 2
2 rdrdz and we

R H /2
2.405r z MW
obtain 20MW=q '''max   J0 ( ) cos( )2 rdrdz then find q ''' max  9.25e  5
0 H / 2
R H cm3
2.405r z 2.405*7  (22.7) MW
and q ''' (r , z )  q '''max J 0 ( ) cos( )  9.25e  5* J 0 ( ) cos( )  1.13e  5
R H 50 100 cm3
NOTE!!!!!

R 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
2.405r 2.405dr R2 R2
2.4052 0
say, x '   dx '   x 'J 0 ( x ') dx '  * 2.405* J1 (2.405)
R R 2.4052