Nuclear Reactor Heat Transport System Design

Topics

• Nuclear reactor heat transport system design
• Key reactor types
• CANDU and Light Water Reactor (PWR and BWR) designs
• Theoretical topics and their application include reactor thermodynamics
• Single-phase and two-phase flow
• Heat and mass transfer
• Critical heat
• Flux
• Pressure drop prediction
• Flow stability
• Design of reactor core
• Reactor vessel
• Steam generators and primary heat transport pumps
• Course also covers experimental techniques