3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6009281FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
brief review of most important mechanical properties of materials
- stress-strain relationship
- ductile and brittle fracture; ductile-brittle transition
- fatigue failure
- creep
stress analysis: stress intensity, thermal stresses
functional requirements of materials in a nuclear environment
- "nuclear" materials: fuel, fuel cladding, moderator/reflector, coolant
- structural materials: reactor internals and vessel, piping, valves
degradation mechanisms of materials in a nuclear environment
- radiation effects: general principles, atomic displacements, embrittlement, swelling;
- fatigue: due to thermal stresses and stratification
- corrosion: p.m. (to be developed in course "Nuclear Materials II"
derailed treatment of important materials in a nuclear environment
(especially nuclear-mechanical interactions and relationships)
- fuel and cladding
- moderator/reflector
- structural materials (incl reactor internals, reactor vessel
Benjamin, M., Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983
Glasstone, S. & A. Sesonske, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4-th Ed, Vol 1, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1994 (Chapter 7: Reactor Materials, pp 406-462)
Instructors: Jacqueline Lecompte-Beckers (main instructor) (ULg), Walter Bogaerts (KULeuven) and Ericvan Walle (KULeuve).
To familarise students with the basic aspects of material science as they apply to nuclear systems
To learn the basic processes of material degradation and ageing due to the nuclear environment (esp. radiation effects and fatigue).
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:
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Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)