Research Article

Generalized and Stability Rational Functions for Dynamic Systems of Reactor Kinetics

Table 6

Neutron density of benchmark 5: compensated response to ramp function reactivity changes with prompt neutron generation time, Λ = 5 * 10−4 sec, and shutdown coefficients are in the range of 10−11 cm3/sec to 10−13 cm3/sec.

MethodFirst peakTime to the first peakFirst asymptotic neutron density

0.11 × 10−11PWS2.4238380 × 10110.2240001.0066510 × 1010
GRK4-A2.4649574 × 10110.226261.0066499 × 1010
GRK4-T2.4652371 × 10110.226261.0066500 × 1010
GRK4-H2.4654628 × 10110.226261.0066501 × 1010
Padé 112.4238380 × 10110.224001.0060053 × 1010
1 × 10−13PWS2.8666680 × 10130.238901.0066520 × 1012
GRK4-A2.9580990 × 10130.240661.0066480 × 1012
GRK4-T2.9580157 × 10130.240661.0066480 × 1012
GRK4-H2.9577276 × 10130.240661.0066482 × 1012
Padé 112.8929486 × 10130.238001.0066439 × 1012

0.011 × 10−11PWS2.0064900 × 10101.106171.0263960 × 109
GRK4-A2.0232131 × 10101.107361.0246410 × 109
GRK4-T2.0232020 × 10101.107361.0246424 × 109
GRK4-H2.0232065 × 10101.107361.0246394 × 109
Padé 112.0120302 × 10101.106001.0255595 × 109
1 × 10−13PWS2.4831920 × 10121.155289.6705500 × 1010
GRK4-A2.5061997 × 10121.156689.6374374 × 1010
GRK4-T2.5061921 × 10121.156689.6374817 × 1010
GRK4-H2.5061852 × 10121.156689.6374301 × 1010
Padé 112.4909973 × 10121.155009.6629450 × 1010

0.0011 × 10−11PWS1.2652650 × 1097.488641.9212660 × 108
GRK4-A1.2760915 × 1097.487281.9207147 × 108
GRK4-T1.2761036 × 1097.487281.9207122 × 108
GRK4-H1.2760943 × 1097.487281.9206984 × 108
Padé 111.2740050 × 1097.488641.9282197 × 108
1 × 10−13PWS1.7068560 × 10117.683622.0046470 × 1010
GRK4-A1.7245128 × 10117.682042.0040163 × 1010
GRK4-T1.7245159 × 10117.682042.0040077 × 1010
GRK4-H1.7245002 × 10117.682042.0039905 × 1010
Padé 111.7209210 × 10117.682632.0067995 × 1010