151-2015-00L  Reactor Technology (EPFL)

SemesterHerbstsemester 2017
DozierendeH.‑M. Prasser, externe Veranstalter
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarNo enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at EPFL.



Lehrveranstaltungen

NummerTitelUmfangDozierende
151-2015-00 GReactor Technology (EPFL)
**Course at EPFL**

This course is offered during 7 weeks in the second half of the semester for Master students Nuclear Energy only.
3 Std.H.‑M. Prasser, externe Veranstalter

Katalogdaten

KurzbeschreibungBasic heat removal phenomena in a reactor core, limits for heat generation and technological consequences arising from fuel, cladding and coolant properties, main principles of reactor thermal design, as well as the general design of the nuclear power plant with its main and auxiliary systems are explained. The system technology of the most important thermal and fast reactor types is introduced.
LernzielBy the end of the course, the student must be able to: (1) Understand design principles of nuclear reactors, (2) Understand purpose and function of main reactor and power plant components and subsystems, (3) assess and evaluate the performance of reactor types, (4) systematize reactor system components, (5) formulate safety requirements for reactor systems
Inhalt- Fuel rod, LWR fuel elements
- Temperature field in fuel rod
- Reactor core, design
- Flux and heat source distribution, cooling channel
- Single-phase convective heat transfer, axial temperature profiles
- Boiling crisis and DNB ratio
- Pressurized water reactors, design
- Primary circuit design
- Steam generator heat transfer, steam generator types
- Boiling water reactors
- Reactor design
- LWR power plant technology, main and auxiliary systems
- Breeding and transmutation, purpose of generation IV systems
- Properties of different coolants and technological consequences
- Introduction into gas-cooled reactors, heavy water moderated reactors, sodium and led cooled fast reactors, molten salt reactors, accelerator driven systems
LiteraturDistributed documents, recommended book chapters
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesRequired prior knowledge: Neutronics
Prerequisite for: Nuclear Safety (2nd sem.)

Leistungskontrolle

Information zur Leistungskontrolle (gültig bis die Lerneinheit neu gelesen wird)
Leistungskontrolle als Semesterkurs
ECTS Kreditpunkte4 KP
PrüfendeH.-M. Prasser
Formbenotete Semesterleistung
PrüfungsspracheEnglisch
RepetitionRepetition ohne erneute Belegung der Lerneinheit möglich.
Zusatzinformation zum PrüfungsmodusRegistration modalities, date and venue of this performance assessment are specified solely by the EPFL.

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