This page presents lecture materials presented during selected class sessions along with assigned readings.
Textbook and Reference Handouts are listed below:
Textbook
[RAK] = 
Knief, R. A. Nuclear Engineering: Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power. 2nd ed. La Grange Park, IL: ANS, 2008. ISBN: 9780894484582.
Reference Handouts
Dewitt, F. P., and D. P. Incropera. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1990, pp. 640-58. ISBN: 9780471612469. [Heat Exchangers handout]
Todreas, N. E., and M. Kazimi. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, pp. 192-99 and pp. 208-37. ISBN: 9781560320517. [Power Cycles handout]
———. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, chapter 9. ISBN: 9781560320517. [Single-Phase Coolant Flow handout]
———. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, chapter 10. ISBN: 9781560320517. [Single-Phase Coolant Heat Transfer handout]
| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURES | READINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Course Introduction Nuclear Power Overview | ( PDF - 6.5MB) | [RAK] Chapter 1 (Covers LEC # 1, 2) |
| 2 | Nuclear Power Overview (cont.) | ||
| 3 | Reactor Physics Review | [RAK] Chapters 2 and 4 (excluding Neutron Transport) | |
| 4 | Reactor Physics Review (cont.) | [RAK] Chapter 5 (only Feedbacks) | |
| 5 | Thermal Parameters + Conservation Equations | (PDF) | [RAK] Chapter 6 |
| 6 | PWR and BWR Description | [RAK] Chapter 10 | |
| 7 | Other Reactor Designs (Heavy Water, Gas, Liquid Metal) | (PDF - 3.1MB) | [RAK] Chapters 11 and 12 |
| 8 | Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Introduction to Fuels and Heat Conduction Equation) | [RAK] Chapter 7 (excluding Nuclear Limits) and Chapter 9 (excluding Utilization) | |
| 9 | Thermal Analysis of Fuel Elements (Temperature Distributions + Core Max Temperature) | [RAK] Chapter 7 (excluding Nuclear Limits) (cont.) | |
| 10 | Ideal Gas and Incompressible Fluid Models + Single-phase Coolant Flow (Pressure Drop and Natural Circulation) |
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, chapter 9. ISBN: 9781560320517. |
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, chapter 9. ISBN: 9781560320517. |
| 11 | Single-Phase Coolant Heat Transfer (Correlations + Heat Exchangers) |
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, chapter 10. ISBN: 9781560320517. |
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| 13 |
Pure Substance Model Two-Phase Coolant Flow (Parameters) | (PDF - 1.9MB) | |
| 14 | Two-Phase Coolant Flow and Heat Transfer (Pressure Drop + Boiling) | ||
| 15 | Two-Phase Coolant Heat Transfer (Boiling Crises + Demos) | ||
| 16 | Power Cycles (Rankine) |
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, pp. 192-99. ISBN: 9781560320517. | |
| 17 | Power Cycles (Brayton) |
Todreas, N. E. and Kazimi, M. Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 1989, pp. 208-37. ISBN: 9781560320517. | |
| 18 | Nuclear Safety (Pillars + Thermal Limits + Protection System + ECCS + Severe Accidents + Containment) | (PDF - 2.5MB) | [RAK] Chapters 13, 14, and 15 |
| 19 | Structural Mechanics (Elasticity Fundamentals + Thin-Shell Theory) | ||
| 20 | Structural Mechanics (Stress Limits) | ||
| 22 | Dynamic Behavior of PWR | (PDF) | |
| 23 | Dynamic Behavior of BWR | (PDF) | |
| 24 | Advanced LWRs | (PDF - 3.0MB) |