Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 2.59J (Spring 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Thermal Hydraulics in Power Technology 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Nuclear Science and Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno 
• Course Introduction:
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  22.313J / 2.59J / 10.536J Thermal Hydraulics in Power Technology
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  22.313J / 2.59J / 10.536J Thermal Hydraulics in Power Technology
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  

  Burnout of an electrically heated steel wire upon occurrence of the boiling crisis. (Image by Prof. Buongiorno.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course covers the thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena and analysis methods for conventional and nuclear power stations. Specific topics include: kinematics and dynamics of two-phase flows; steam separation; boiling, instabilities, and critical conditions; single-channel transient analysis; multiple channels connected at plena; loop analysis including single and two-phase natural circulation; and subchannel analysis.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .m.