NPRE 498

Fall 2010 All Classes

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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NPRE 498 class schedule data for fall 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
56942	Lecture-Discussion	DA1	4:00PM -5:50PM	MTWR	Location Pending	Beghini, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-09/23/10 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Design Analysis for Nucl Sys Section Info: Fundamentals of pressurized thermal shock analysis (PTS); relevance of PTS in nuclear vessels safety assessment. Transient and steady thermal analysis. Thermal strain and thermal stress in structures. Structural behaviour of prssurized and thermally loaded cylinders. Basic linear elastic frature mechanics (LEFM). Definition of stress intensity factors. The superposition principle in LEFM and the weight function method. Crack instability and crack arrest. Numerical simulation of a PTS phenomenon in a realistic accident scenario. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
57042	Lecture-Discussion	DA4	4:00PM -5:50PM	MTWR	Location Pending	Beghini, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-09/23/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Design Analysis for Nucl Sys Section Info: Fundamentals of pressurized thermal shock analysis (PTS); relevance of PTS in nuclear vessels safety assessment. Transient and steady thermal analysis. Thermal strain and thermal stress in structures. Structural behaviour of pressurized and thermally loaded cylinders. Basic linear elastic fracture mechnics (LEFM). Definition of stress intensity factors. The superposition principle in LEFM and the wight function method. Crack instability and crack arrest. Numerical simulation of a PTS phenomenon in a realistic accident scenario. Prerequisite: Basic strength of materials. UG 3 hrs; Grad 4. Graduate section will include a project to demonstrate PTS. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
56076	Lecture-Discussion	ES1	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	218 Mechanical Engineering Bldg	Miley, G Luo, N Ragheb, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Energy Systems Storage Section Info: Provides comprehensive coverage of energy storage for nuclear, automotive and renewable engineering. The necessity for efficient energy storage; storage in automotive, consumer, nuclear and green industries; battery technologives including primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems, mechanical energy storage; thermal and chemical storage; inductive storage based on superconducting magnetic field; social and economical aspects of storage technology, specific new developments in storage. The course project is building a rechareable battery for a wind turbine. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
56078	Lecture-Discussion	ES4	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	218 Mechanical Engineering Bldg	Miley, G Luo, N Ragheb, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Energy Storage Systems Section Info: Provides comprehensive coverage of energy storage for nuclear, automotive and renewable engineering. The necessity for efficient energy storage; storage in automotive, consumer, nulcear and green industries; batter technologies including primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages; mechanical energy storage; thermal and chemical storage; inductive storage based on superconducting magnetic field; social and economical aspects of storage technology, specific new developments in storage. The course project is building a rechareable battery for a wind turbine. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.