MBE5104 - Advanced Nuclear Reactor Physics | ||||||||||
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* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
This course aims to provide nuclear engineering students with highly progressive knowledge governing nuclear fission chain reaction in a manner that renders the transition to practical nuclear reactor design methods most natural. This goal has led to a very considerable emphasis on numerical methods suitable for digital computation. Further, a stress is made throughout this development the very close interplay between the nuclear analysis of a reactor core and those non-nuclear aspects of core physics, such as thermal-hydraulics or materials studies, which play a major role in determining a reactor design. Finally, illustrations of various concepts regarding a number of more practical problems arising in the nuclear design of different types of power reactors are included. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Mini-project: 15% Homework: 25% Examination: 60% | ||||||||||
Examination Duration: 2 hours | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
MBE5104.pdf | ||||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||||
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering |