Mechanical Analogy for the Wave of Nuclear Burning


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We consider a model of neutron-nuclear wave burning. The wave of nuclear burning of the medium is initiated by an external neutron source and is the basis for the new generation reactors -- the so-called traveling-wave reactors. We develop a model of nuclear wave burning, for which it is possible to draw an analogy with a mechanical dissipative system. Within the framework of the new model, we show that two burning modes are possible depending on the control parameters: a traveling autowave and a wave driven by an external neutron source. We find the autowave to be possible for certain neutron energies only, and the wave velocity has a continuous spectrum bounded below.

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