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A New Approach to Spatio-Temporal Calculation of Nuclear Reactor Cores Using Neural Computing
Volume 155 · Number 1 · January 2007 · Pages 119-130
Technical Note
Mehrdad Boroushaki, Mohammad B. Ghofrani, Caro Lucas
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In this paper, we describe an innovative method to model and solve spatio-temporal behavior of nuclear reactor cores via three-dimensional multilayer cellular neural networks. This method uses electrical elements and the existing duality between neutronic and thermal-hydraulic parameters of nuclear reactors. The relevant electrical circuit can be simulated by existing professional electrical circuit software. This research goes beyond our previous efforts to use a neural computing approach in the nuclear field. Modeling and solving simple nuclear reactor kinetic equations is now expanded to a complete dynamic calculation, integrating the core thermal-hydraulic models and the relevant feedback effects, in a heterogeneous reactor core.
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