Date | Topic | Reading | HW due | |
Sep-07,Wed | Syllabus, and Intro to reactor designs | Ch.1 | ||
Sep-09,Fri | Heat Generation in Nuclear Systems | Ch. 3 | HW 0 | |
Sep-14,Wed | Heat Generation in Nuclear Systems – continued | Heat decay demo | Ch. 3, Ch. 2 | ||
Sep-16,Fri | Conduction: Derive the conservation equation & 1D Examples & Thermal Conductivity | Ch. 8.2, 8.4, 8.7.1.1 | HW 1 | |
Sep-21,Wed | Conduction, 1D steady state – continued | Heat conduction demo | ||
Sep-23,Fri | Transient Conduction, Thermal Diffusivity, COMSOL | COMSOL Videos. | HW 2AB | |
Sep-28,Wed | Thermal Resistance, Biot Number, Lumped Capacitance, Fins | Ch. 8.7.3 & Handout 1_El Wakil 6-7, 6-8 (posted on slack in #readings) | ||
Sep-30,Fri | Fins – continued. Transient conduction – continued. Non-dimensionalization of the conduction equation. | Handout 2A_Transient Conduction & Handout 2B_Finite Difference (posted on slack in #readings) |
HW 2CD | |
Oct-05,Wed | COMSOL In-class exercise | Handout 3_Modeling Guidelines | ||
Oct-07,Fri |Video |
Class expectations, Demo of Quiz 7, and Exam I. | HW 3 | |
10-11, Tuesday 7.30PM, 3534 EH, MIDTERM #1: Topics | |||
Oct-12,Wed |Video |
Single Phase Convection – Derivation of the Conservation Equations | Ch. 4.1-4.5 | ||
Oct-14,Fri | Single Phase Convection- Derivation of the Conservation Equations (Continued) | HW 4 | |
Oct-19,Wed | Additional Topics: Single Phase Convection Wrap-Up | Mathematica Demo for Internal Flow.
Turbulent single phase flow (study on your own) | Chapter: 10.3, 10.4. |
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Oct-21,Fri |Video (poor sound quality) |
Pressure Drop & Pump Sizing | Handout 5_Pump Sizing
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Oct-26,Wed |Video |
Multiphase Flow & Heat Transfer- Introduction & Conservation Equations | Chapter: 5 | ||
Oct-28,Fri | Multiphase Flow & Heat Transfer- Introduction & Conservation Equations | Chapter 5 | ||
Nov-02,Wed | Multiphase topics:
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Nov-04,Fri | Multiphase topics | HW 5 | |
Nov-09,Wed |Video |
Multiphase topics | Chapter 13.1,13.2 | ||
Nov-11,Fri. |Video1/2, Video2/2 |
Multiphase topics | Chapter 13.4 | HW 6 | |
Nov-16,Wed | Buoyancy-Driven Flow | Handout 5 – Buoyancy Driven Flow. Optional reading: Chapter 14. | HW 6 | |
Nov-18,Fri | Exam II Review & Additional Topics | HW 7 | |
Exam II | 11-15, Tuesday 7.30PM 3534 EH, MIDTERM #2: Fluids – Convection and flow. (Exam II readings are highlighted in bold above). | ||
Nov-23,Wed | Video | Group Projects, Reactor Safety & PIRT | ||
Nov-25,Fri | No Class | HW 8 | |
Nov-30,Wed | Thermal Radiation | Handout 7 | ||
Dec-02,Fri | Thermal Radiation Continued. Example TH system-modeling analysis. | Slides due | |
Dec-07,Wed | Case studies – In-Class Presentation | ||
Dec-09,Fri | Case studies – In-Class Presentation | ||
Dec-14,Wed | Thermal Design and Safety Analysis Summary Lecture – Last Class. Video 1/2 & Video 2/2. | Draft report due
Last HW Redos |
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Dec-23,Fri | FINAL EXAM: 10.05am-12.05pm | ||
Dec-23,Fri | PROJECT WRITE-UP DUE: 10PM |