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Fission Energy Systems

4-0-8 units · Undergraduate

Using the basic principles of reactor physics, thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer, students examine the engineering design of nuclear power plants. Emphasizes light-water reactor technology, thermal limits in nuclear fuels, thermal-hydraulic behavior of the coolant, nuclear safety and dynamic response of nuclear power plants.

Fall 2010 · Engineering of Nuclear Systems

In this course, students explore the engineering design of nuclear power plants using the basic principles of reactor physics, thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer. Topics include reactor designs, thermal analysis of nuclear fuel, reactor coolant flow and heat transfer, power conversion cycles, nuclear safety, and reactor dynamic behavior.

Readings

  • Knief, R. A. Nuclear Engineering: Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power . 2nd ed. La Grange Park, IL: ANS, 2008. ISBN: 9780894484582.
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  • Buy at MIT Press Henry, A. F. Nuclear-Reactor Analysis . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1975. ISBN: 9780262080811. ↗
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  • Duderstadt, J. J., and L. J. Hamilton. Nuclear Reactor Analysis . Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1976. ISBN: 9780471223634.
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  • Cengel, Y., R. Turner, and J. Cimbala. Fundamentals of Thermal-fluid Sciences . Columbus, OH: Mcgraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 9780077422400.
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  • Whalley, P. B. Boiling, Condensation, and Gas-Liquid Flow . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN: 9780198562344.
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  • Todreas, N. E., and M. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals . New York, NY: Taylor and Francis, 1989. ISBN: 9781560320517.
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Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 2.005 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units

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