Research Article

Generalized and Stability Rational Functions for Dynamic Systems of Reactor Kinetics

Table 4

Neutron density of benchmark 2: Ramp reactivity insertion for thermal reactor and for fast reactor.
(a)

Time (sec)MAPLECORE (C)PCAEPCAPadé (P)Percentage errors (C-P)/C

21.33821.3382 (00)1.338200434 (00)1.338200050 (00)1.338196072 (00)2.935 (−4)
42.22842.2285 (00)2.228442526 (00)2.228441897 (00)2.228435296 (00)2.903 (−3)
65.58205.5822 (00)5.582053977 (00)5.582052450 (00)5.582036367 (00)2.931 (−3)
84.2783 (01)4.2790 (01)4.278630638 (01)4.278629574 (01)4.278618740 (01)9.910 (−3)
104.5116 (05)4.5391 (05)4.511636225 (05)4.511636240 (05)4.511647526 (05)−6.048 (−1)

(b)

Time (sec)CATSPCAEPCA (E)Padé (P)Percentage errors (E-P)/E

0.011.010097111 (00)1.010098578 (00)1.010097112 (00)1.009610584 (00)−4.817 (−2)
0.11.113320112 (00)1.113321641 (00)1.113320113 (00)1.112733108 (00)−5.273 (−2)
0.21.260559925 (00)1.260561549 (00)1.260559925 (00)1.259817235 (00)−5.892 (−2)
0.52.136409107 (00)2.136411382 (00)2.136409108 (00)2.134468802 (00)−9.082 (−2)
1.01.207814197 (03)1.207814360 (03)1.207814198 (03)1.203402181 (03)−3.653 (−1)
1.13.257593355 (99)3.257552723 (99)3.257593356 (99)3.196193006 (99)1.882 (00)
1.151.028975360 (219)1.028957612 (219)1.028975360 (219)1.009691369 (219)1.874 (00)