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Core power level The uncertainty of the core power level represents the cahbration error in core power measurements and the control system dead band. A typical error of 2% of the nominal value is used to determine the maximum and minimum bounds, and this error is usually taken as 2normal distribution and v cr for a uniform distribution. Therefore, the standard deviation [Pg.186]

The set of measurements of the concentrations of the species in S,- is obtained as a function of the externally controlled concentrations of the species Ii and I2 at each of the selected time points. Figure 7.2 is a plot of the time series for each of the species in this system. One time point is taken every 10 s for 3,600 s. The effects of using a much smaller set of observations are discussed later. The first two plots are the time series for the two externally controlled inputs. The concentrations of Ii and I2 at each time point are chosen from a truncated Gaussian (normal) distribution centered at 30 concentration units with a standard deviation of 30 units. The distribution is truncated at zero concentration. The choice of Gaussian noise guarantees that in the long time limit the entire state-space of the two inputs is sampled and that there are no autocorrelations or cross-correlations between the input species. Thus all concentration correlations arise from the reaction mechanism. The bottom five times series are the responses of the species S3 to S7 to the concentration variations of the inputs. 

The IGTT model and its many elaborations have been widely used in studies of microheterogeneous systems. The model is based on the stochastic distribution of probes and quenchers over the confinements. Before discussing it, however, we approach the problem from the aspect of diffusion-limited reactions and consider how a change from a homogeneous three-dimensional (3-D) solution into effectively 2-D, 1-D, and 0-D systems (with 0-D we refer to a system limited in all three dimensions such as a spherical micelle) will affect the diffusion-controlled deactivation process. The stochastic methods apply only to the zero-dimensional systems we present some of the elaborations of the IGTT model with particular relevance to microemulsion systems and the complications that arise therein. We then review and discuss some of the experimental studies. It appears as if much more could be done with microemulsions, but the standard methods from studies of normal micelles have to be used with utmost care. 

Six sigma Six sigma is one of the more recent popular approaches to QA that is based on a tight statistical approach to the production of a product. The name arises from a desire to limit the tolerance of a product to plus or minus six standard deviations and thus have only 3.4 defects per million. (This is the fraction outside - - 4.5 standard deviations from the mean the method allows for some measurement uncertainty.) In order for the statistics to hold, the system must be in statistical control and the defects must be random and normally distributed. There is a heavy reliance on control charts and the system is built around what to do if there is evidence for nonconformity. For a nonconforming product six sigma institutes an approach with the acronym DMAIC — define, measure, analyze, improve, control. This has been implemented in some organizations, such as pharmaceutical companies, which produce large volumes of chemicals. However, strict statistical control of chemical products is not always easy, and considerations of the measurement process also needs to be taken into account. 

An analytical procedure is in statistical control when the variation among the observed results can be attributed to a constant system of chance causes. It is assumed that an analytical method is in a state of statistical control when the distribution of results can be approximated by the normal distribution around the conventional true value ( Xr) with a standard deviation ( t). When a measurement system is in statistical control the data have statistical predictability and several statistical calculations can be performed for its evaluation and documentation. 

The application of quality control cards in quality control is based on the assumption that results are normally distributed [42]. Therefore, Shewhart developed a quality control card that shows the bell-shaped curve in a 90° turned form (see Figure 9.10). For this a coordinate system is constructed, in which the ordinate represents the unit of the analytical result being subdivided accordingly. On the abscissa, time, serial number, day, or similar units are registered in a chronological series. After a number of N days, or series, the mean value X and the standard deviation s are calculated and the Shewhart control card is drawn. The central line on the card represents the calculated mean value from the preperiod. The warning and control limits at S 2s and S 3s are plotted with the aid of the standard deviation. 

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