6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6009271FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
Physics of nuclear reactors
Transport and diffusion
Spatial dependence
Slowing down theory
Resonance integrals
Cell calculations
Neutron thermalisation
Multigroup equations
Reactivity and control
Reactor dynamics
Reactor codes
Neutron sources and detectors
Basic measurements: source strength, neutron flux (activation analysis, neutron counting), neutron spectrum (time of flight methods, unfolding methods), reaction rates
Activity, dose and cross-section measurement
Measurement of neutron transport parameters: stationary methods, pulsed neutron experiments
Measurement of reactivities (and reactivity coefficients): survey, static methods, dynamic measurements, inverse kinetics
Statistical fluctuation method: reactor noise, mathematical analysis, applications (Rossi-alpha, sign correlations, zero crossings)
Information also available at the BNEN website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
J.J. Duderstadt and L.J. Hamilton, "Nuclear Reactor Analysis", 1976 (Wiley & Sons)
Lamarsh, J.R., "Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory", Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1966.
Profio, A.E., Experimental Reactor Physics, J. Wiley, 1976.
Main instructor: William D'Haeseleer (KULeuven).
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
To understand the physical processes involved in a nuclear reactor
To understand and be able to write down and solve the basic equations
To be able to simulate a reactor/source configuration as appropriate depending on:
- number of dimensions
- steady state or transient
- number of groups
- delayed precursors
- space dependent properties and grid spacing
To learn how to measure neutron distributions and parameters relevant for nuclear reactors, in particular reactivity and reactivity coefficients.
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Information available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)