Course: Thermodynamics of Nuclear Reactor

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Course title Thermodynamics of Nuclear Reactor
Course code KKE/THR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jírovec Kapitán, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the theoretical foundations of heat transfer in basic technical tasks with a focus on applications in nuclear energy. Lecture topics: Week 1: Heat transfer between body and fluid, temperature boundary layer. Week 2: Heat transfer in single-phase flow - heated channel with constant surface temperature. Week 3: Heat transfer in single-phase flow - heated channel with constant surface heat flux density. Week 4: Heat removal from the fuel rod in single-phase flow - unidirectional coolant flow. Week 5: Heat removal from the fuel rod in single-phase flow - two-way coolant flow. Week 6: Heat transfer during boiling - supercooled and saturated boiling. Week 7: Heat transfer during boiling - boiling crisis of the first and second kind. Week 8: Correlation of critical heat flux. Week 9: Two-phase flow - basic description and model. Week 10: Two-phase flow - homogeneous equilibrium model. Week 11: Two-phase flow - separate model. Week 12: Primary circuit pressure control - volume compensator. Week 13: Loss of primary circuit pressure - containment pressurization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 25 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to successfully pass two mathematics exams at FST, FAV, FEL or another technical university
to master the material from mechanics and thermodynamics as part of the physics fundamentals exam at FST, FAV, FEL or another technical university
Skills
to solve mathematical problems at level of two mathematics exams at FST, FAV, FEL or at another technical university
to solve problems from mechanics and thermodynamics at the level of the physics fundamentals exam at FST, FAV, FEL or other technical university
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer in a nuclear reactor clearly and convincingly to experts and laymen alike
to describe and explain thermal processes with regard to the structural arrangement of the reactor fuel cell
Skills
to solve simpler and more complex problems of heat transfer in the active zone of a nuclear reactor
to use knowledge for thermodynamic analysis of thermal processes in the reactor fuel cell
Competences
N/A
to solve problems from thermodynamics and heat transfer in a nuclear reactor
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Test
Competences
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • E. E. Levis. Nuclear Reactor Physics. 2008. ISBN 978-0-12-370631-7.
  • Hejzlar, Radko. Sdílení tepla. Vyd. 4. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2004. ISBN 80-01-02974-3.
  • Heřmanský, Bedřich. Termomechanika jaderných reaktorů. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1986.
  • Nožička, Jiří. Základy termomechaniky. 1. vyd. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2001. ISBN 80-01-02409-1.
  • Sazima, Miroslav. Sdílení tepla. 2. vyd, dotisk. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1980.


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