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Assignments

The assigned readings and problem sets are noted in the table below.

The chapters referred to are from the textbook: Todreas, Neil E., and Mujid S. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. Vol. 1. New York: Taylor & Francis Inc.: December 1, 1989. 3rd printing. ISBN: 1560320516.


LEC # TOPICS READINGS PROBLEM SETS
1 Course Introduction and Reactor Types Chapter 1
2 Reactor Heat Generation Chapter 2 (III)

Chapter 3 (I, II, IV, V, VIII)
2-1, 2-7N (PDF), 3-5, 3-7N (PDF)
3 Thermal Design Principles

Conservation Equation
Chapter 2 (V, VI)

Chapter 4 (III-B, V-A, B, C)
2-4, 2-5, 4-7
4 Rankine Power Cycles Chapter 6 (IV-A, V) 6-2, 6-3 (1, 2), 6-5
5 Brayton Power Cycles Chapter 6 (VI, VII) 6-12N (PDF), 6-15N (PDF)
6 Containment Analysis Chapter 7 (II-B) 3-6N (PDF), 7-1
7 Containment Analysis (cont.) Chapter 7 (II-B) 7-2, 7-4
8 Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Introduction) Chapter 8 (I, II, III) 8-1
9 Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Temperature Distributions) Chapter 8 (IV, V, VII) 8-4, 8-11N (PDF), 8-13N (PDF)
10 Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Maximum Temperature in the Core) Chapter 8 (VI)

Chapter 13 (IV-B)
8-5, 13-1, 13-2
11 Quiz 1 (Open Book)

All materials through Lecture 7
12 Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Introduction) Chapter 9 (III, IV-A)

Chapter 10 (I, II-A)
9-1, 9-2
13 Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Fluid Dynamic) Chapter 9 (IV-B, C, V-C, D, E, VII-A) 9-4, 9-5
14 Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Heat Transfer) Chapter 10 (II-B, C, V) 10-2, 10-4, 10-5
15 Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Turbulence and Natural Circulation) Chapter 9 (V-A, B)

Chapter 10 (III, IV)
16 Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Basic Parameters and Models) Chapter 5 (IV, V)

Chapter 11 (I, II-A, C, III, IV)
5-1, 5-3, 11-5
17 Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Pressure Drop and Models) Chapter 11 (V) 11-6
18 Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Critical Flow) Chapter 11 (VI) 11-8N (PDF), 11-10N (PDF)
Quiz 2 (Take Home)

All materials from Lecture 8 to Lecture 15
19 Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Pool Boiling) Chapter 12 (I, II, II-A) 12-1, 12-2
20 Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Flow Boiling) Chapter 12 (III-B, IV, V) 12-6N (1, 2) (PDF)
21 Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Boiling Crises) Chapter 12 (VI, VII) 12-9N (PDF), 12-11N (PDF)
22 Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Condensation) Incropera and DeWitt (10.6-10.11) 10-44 (I&D)
23 Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (Demonstrations)
24 Structural Mechanics (Elasticity Fundamentals and Thin-Shell Theory) Note L.4 S1-1 (PDF), S2-1 (PDF)
25 Structural Mechanics (Stress Categorization and ASME Code) ASME handout S4-1 (PDF), S5-2
Final Exam

3 hours Open Book - Final exam will cover entire course with specific attention to material of Lectures 16-25