Critical Enrichment Calculation of Spherical Reactor- ZPR-III Model Using Lyapunov Exponent

Abstract

By considering the chaos theory, the condition for stability of nuclear reactor is studied. By considering the enrichment fuel as a control parameter, the lyapunov exponent is used for the study of the critical condition. This study, as an example, will focus on the special type of spherical ZPR-III nuclear reactor.

Keywords

• critical enrichment
• chaos theory
• lyapunov exponent
• spherical reactor- zpr-iii model