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Engineering of Nuclear Reactors (22.312)

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() key to symbols Prereq: 2.001 and 2.005, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9

Engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase coolant flow and heat transfer), and structural mechanics. Engineering considerations in reactor design.

J. Buongiorno

Materials from this class are available on OpenCourseWare.