| LEC # | TOPICS | ASSOCIATED READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction and reactor types | Chapter 1, handout |
| 2 | Reactor heat generation | Chapter 2 (III) Chapter 3 (I, II, IV, V, VIII) |
| 3 | Thermal design principles Conservation equations | Chapter 2 (V, VI) Chapter 4 (III-B, V-A,B,C) |
| 4 | Rankine power cycles | Chapter 6 (IV-A, V) |
| 5 | Brayton power cycles | Chapter 6 (VI, VII) |
| 6 | Containment analysis | Chapter 7 (II-B) |
| 7 | Containment analysis (cont.) | Chapter 7 (II-B) |
| 8 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (introduction) | Chapter 8 (I, II, III) |
| 9 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (temperature distributions) | Chapter 8 (IV, V, VII) |
| 10 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (maximum temperature in the core) | Chapter 8 (VI) Chapter 13 (IV-B) |
| Quiz 1 (open book) All material through Lec #7 | ||
| 11 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (introduction) | Chapter 9 (III, IV-A) Chapter 10 (I, II-A) |
| 12 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (fluid dynamics) | Chapter 9 (IV-B,C, V-C,D,E, VII-A) |
| 13 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (heat transfer) | Chapter 10 (II-B,C, V) |
| 14 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (turbulence and loop analysis) | Chapter 9 (V-A,B) Chapter 10 (III, IV) |
| 15 | Two phase flow (basic parameters and models) | Chapter 5 (IV, V) Chapter 11 (I, II-A,C, III, IV) |
| 16 | Two phase flow (pressure drop and instabilities) | Chapter 11 (V) |
| 17 | Two phase flow (critical flow) | Chapter 11 (VI) |
| 18 | Two phase heat transfer (pool boiling) | Chapter 12 (I, II, III-A) |
| Quiz 2 (take home) All material from Lec #8-15 | ||
| 19 | Two phase heat transfer (flow boiling) | Chapter 12 (III-B, IV, V) |
| 20 | Two phase heat transfer (boiling crises and post-boiling-crisis heat transfer) | Chapter 12 (VI, VII) |
| 21 | Two phase heat transfer (condensation) | Incropera & DeWitt (10.6- 10.11) |
| 22 | Two phase flow and heat transfer (demonstrations) | |
| 23 | Structural mechanics (elasticity fundamentals and thin-shell theory) | L4 notes |
| 24 | Structural mechanics (stress categorization and ASME code) | ASME handout |
| 25 | Structural mechanics (creep, fatigue) Course evaluation | ASME handout |
| Final - 3 hours Open book Final exam will cover entire course with specific attention to material of Lec #16-26 | ASME handout |
Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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Textbook
Todreas, Neil E., and Mujid S. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Inc., December 1, 1989, 3rd printing. ISBN: 9781560320517.
Textbook Errata
Errata Volume 1 - 3rd Printing (PDF)
Textbook Supplemental Notes
Note L.4 - Introduction to Structural Mechanics (PDF)
Useful References
Thermal-Hydraulics
Knief, R. A. Nuclear Engineering: Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Inc., May, 1992. ISBN: 9781560320890. (General nuclear engineering)
Bird, R. B., W. E. Stewart, and E. N. Lightfoot. Transport Phenomena. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1960. ISBN: 9780471073925. (Conservation equations)
Incropera, F. P., and D. P. DeWitt. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1990. ISBN: 9780471517290. (Single-phase fluid dynamics and heat transfer)
Collier, J. G., and J. R. Thome. Convective Boiling and Condensation. 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford Science Publications, June 1, 1996. ISBN: 9780198562962. (Boiling and two-phase flow)
Tong, L. S., and J. Weisman. Thermal Analysis of Pressurized Water Reactors. 1st ed., 1970; 2nd ed., 1979; 3rd ed., 1996, Hinsdale, LaGrange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society. (Boiling and two-phase flow)
Lahey, R. T., Jr., and F. J. Moody. The Thermal-Hydraulics of a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor. 2nd ed. La Grange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society, 1993. ISBN: 9780894480379. (Boiling and two-phase flow)
Todreas, N. E., and M. S. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems II: Elements of Thermal Hydraulic Design. New York, NY: Francis and Taylor, 1990. ISBN: 9781560320791. (Thermal-hydraulic design methodologies)
Structural Mechanics
Harvey, J. F. Theory and Design of Pressure Vessels. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997. ISBN: 9780442232481.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels: Asme Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and International Code. Section II and Section III (Subsections NB and NH). Fairfield, NJ: ASME Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780791825181.