| 1 |
Course Introduction and Reactor Types |
| 2 |
Reactor Heat Generation |
| 3 |
Thermal Design Principles
Conservation Equation |
| 4 |
Rankine Power Cycles |
| 5 |
Brayton Power Cycles |
| 6 |
Containment Analysis |
| 7 |
Containment Analysis (cont.) |
| 8 |
Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Introduction) |
| 9 |
Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Temperature Distributions) |
| 10 |
Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Maximum Temperature in the Core) |
| 11 |
Quiz 1 (Open Book)
All materials through Lecture 7 |
| 12 |
Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Introduction) |
| 13 |
Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Fluid Dynamic) |
| 14 |
Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Heat Transfer) |
| 15 |
Single-Phase Thermal-Hydraulics (Turbulence and Natural Circulation) |
| 16 |
Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Basic Parameters and Models) |
| 17 |
Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Pressure Drop and Models) |
| 18 |
Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics (Critical Flow) |
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Quiz 2 (Take Home)
All materials from Lecture 8 to Lecture 15 |
| 19 |
Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Pool Boiling) |
| 20 |
Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Flow Boiling) |
| 21 |
Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Boiling Crises) |
| 22 |
Two-Phase Heat Transfer (Condensation) |
| 23 |
Two-Phase Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (Demonstrations) |
| 24 |
Structural Mechanics (Elasticity Fundamentals and Thin-Shell Theory) |
| 25 |
Structural Mechanics (Stress Categorization and ASME Code) |
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Final Exam
3 hours Open Book - Final exam will cover entire course with specific attention to material of Lectures 16-25 |