Nuclear Reactor Thermal-hydraulics

At the end of this course, students should be able to 1. describe and quantify the sources of energy production and transfer parameters; 2. describe the heat and mass transfer flow characteristics of power reactors; 3. explain and use transport equations for single and two phase flows; 4. calculate the heat transfer and pressure losses; 5. perform thermal analysis of fuel elements; and 6. formulate and solve of the reactor thermal hydraulic design problems.

Nuclear system heat transfer and fluid flow; convection in single and two phase flow; liquid metal heat transfer, pressure loss calculations; fuel element design and heat transfer; thermal- hydraulics design of nuclear systems; thermal stress analysis.