Assignments
This page contains a calendar of assignments as well as some helpful MATLAB® code.
| LEC # | TOPICS | PROBLEMS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction and reactor types | |
| 2 | Reactor heat generation |
2-1 2-7N (PDF) 3-5 3-7N (PDF) |
| 3 |
Thermal design principles Conservation equations |
2-4 2-5 4-7 |
| 4 | Rankine power cycles |
6-2 6-3 (1, 2) 6-5 |
| 5 | Brayton power cycles |
6-12N (PDF) 6-15N (PDF) |
| 6 | Containment analysis |
3-6N (PDF) 7-1 |
| 7 | Containment analysis (cont.) |
7-2 7-17N (PDF) |
| 8 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (introduction) | 8-1 |
| 9 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (temperature distributions) |
8-4 8-11N (PDF) 8-13N (PDF) |
| 10 | Thermal analysis of fuel elements (maximum temperature in the core) |
8-5 13-1 13-2 |
| 11 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (introduction) |
9-1 9-2 |
| 12 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (fluid dynamics) |
9-4 9-5 |
| 13 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (heat transfer) |
10-4 10-5 10-11N (PDF) |
| 14 | Single phase thermal-hydraulics (turbulence and loop analysis) | |
| 15 | Two phase flow (basic parameters and models) |
5-1 5-3 11-5 |
| 16 | Two phase flow (pressure drop and instabilities) |
11-6 11-8N (PDF) |
| 17 | Two phase flow (critical flow) | 11-12N (PDF) |
| 18 | Two phase heat transfer (pool boiling) |
12-1 12-2 |
| 19 | Two phase heat transfer (flow boiling) | 12-6N (PDF) |
| 20 | Two phase heat transfer (boiling crises and post-boiling-crisis heat transfer) |
12-11N (PDF) 12-15N (PDF) |
| 21 | Two phase heat transfer (condensation) | 10-44 (I&D) |
| 22 | Two phase flow and heat transfer (demonstrations) | |
| 23 | Structural mechanics (elasticity fundamentals and thin-shell theory) |
S1-1 (PDF) S2-1 (PDF) |
| 24 | Structural mechanics (stress categorization and ASME code) |
S4-1 (PDF) S6-1 (PDF) |
| 25 |
Structural mechanics (creep, fatigue) Course evaluation |
MATLAB® Code: Properties of Water
Saturation pressure at a given temperature T (M)
Saturation temperature at a given pressure (M)
Liquid enthalphy at T (M)
Vapor saturation enthalpy at T (M)
Evaporation enthalpy at T (M)
Liquid specific internal energy at T (M)
Vapor specific internal energy at T (M)
Liquid specific entropy at T (M)
Vapor specific entropy at T (M)
Liquid specific volume at T (M)
Vapor specific volume at T (M)
Liquid specific heat at T (M)
Vapor specific heat at T (M)
Liquid thermal conductivity at T (M)
Vapor thermal conductivity at T (M)
Liquid dynamic viscosity at T (M)
Vapor dynamic viscosity at T (M)
Surface tension at T (M)
