2. Adjective. (physics) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction ¹
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Definition of Subcritical
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subcritical
Literary usage of Subcritical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2003)
"This makes subcritical nuclear reactors less responsive to positive reactivity
... Also, larger negative reactivity insertions are needed in subcritical ..."
2. Regional Trends in Energy-Efficient, Coal-Fired, Power Generation Technologies by IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board (1998)
"V. COMPARISON OF SUPERCRITICAL VERSUS subcritical PLANT PERFORMANCE In order to
assess the cost-effectiveness and environmental performance of SC and USC ..."
3. Pellet-clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Aix-en by Direction de l'énergie nucléaire, DEC., Electricité de France, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"The time corresponding to the subcritical crack propagation phase, tseb, ...
In contrast, the subcritical propagation phase can be described by the ..."
4. Proceedings of the Berkeley-Ames Conference on Nonlinear Problems in Control by Louis R. Hunt, Clyde Martin (1984)
"In the case of subcritical bifurcation (m > 0) In Example 1, ... resulting as It
does from a subcritical bifurcation, the solution will exhibit hysteresis ..."
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