5 ECTS credits
145 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6009272FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
reactor heat generation
transport equations (single-phase & two-phase flow)
thermal analysis of fuel elements
(single-phase fluid mechanics and heat transfer)-usually already known
two-phase flow dynamics
two-phase heat transfer
single heated channel; steady state analysis
single heated channel; transient analysis
flow loops
utilisation of established codes
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
Todreas, N.E. and Kazimi, M.S. Nuclear System I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1990.
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M.S. Nuclear Systems II: Elements of Thermal Hydraulic Design, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1990.
Cumo, M. Impianti Nucleari, UTET,Torino, 1976.
Primairy instructor: Yann Bartosiewicz (ULC).
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
To be familiarised with various reactor types and their main design and operational characteristics.
To learn how to estimate the volumetric heat generation rate in fission reactor cores under normal operation and shutdown conditions.
To learn how to analyse the thermal performance of nuclear fuel elements.
To learn the basic fluid mechanics of single phase reactor cooling systems.
To learn to calculate pressure drop in reactor systems, including tube bundles, and spacer grids.
To learn to analyse the heat transfer characteristics of single phase reactor cooling systems.
To learn the basic fluid mechanics of two-phase systems, including flow regime maps, void-quality relations, pressure drop, and critical flow.
To learn the fundamentals of boiling heat transfer, and its implications for reactor design.
To learn the fundamentals of core thermal design, with attention to design uncertainty analysis and hot channel factors.
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 also 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)