Schedule

 

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 ConductionHandout 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.

Oct-21,Fri
|Video (poor
sound quality)
Pressure Drop & Pump Sizing | Handout 5_Pump Sizing

 

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:

  1. Flow regimes: Chapter 11.1-11.4
  2. Chocked flow: Chapter 11.7
  3. Optional reading: Instabilities: Chapter 11.8.1
  4. Flow boiling: Chapter 13.1-13.2
  5. Critical heat flux: Chapter 13.4
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

Dec-23,Fri FINAL EXAM: 10.05am-12.05pm 
Dec-23,Fri PROJECT WRITE-UP DUE: 10PM