ME428 NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING
| Course Code: |
5690428 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AHMET ORHAN YEÞÝN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Fundamentals of nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants. Transient behavior of nuclear reactors. Reactivity. Reactor poisoning. Fission to thermal power conversion. Temperature distribution in the reactor core, hot-spot factors; coolant-channel orificing, radiation and thermal shielding. Technological aspects of reactors.
