NPRE 498

Fall 2014 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.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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NPRE 498 class schedule data for fall 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
63371	Lecture-Discussion	ESG	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	100H Talbot Laboratory	Ragheb, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Energy Storage & Conveyance Section Info: Graduate 4 hr section. Comprehensive coverage of energy storage and conveyance methodologies for nuclear and renewable systems. The intermittence of renewable systems mandates the development of efficient energy storage and backups as well as conveyance systems for their effective implementaion. Exhaustive coverage of energy storage technologies including: battery technologies encompassing primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel-based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems including redox/flow batteries, sulfur-sodium; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages; mechanical energy storage including flywheel, compressed-air and pumped hydraulic storage; thermal and chemical storage based on phase-change and medium enthalpy-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage based on phase-change and medium enthalpy-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage in super capacitors and magnetic using superconducting magnets are covered. Social and economic aspects of storage technology and specific new development in storage technology are covered. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
63370	Lecture-Discussion	ESU	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	100H Talbot Laboratory	Ragheb, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Energy Storage & Conveyance Section Info: A comprehensive coverage of energy storage and conveyance methodologies for nuclear and renewable systems. The intermittence of renewable systems mandates the development of effecient energy storage and backups as well as conveyance systems for their effective implementation. Exhaustive coverage of energy storage technologies including: battery technologies encompassing primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel-based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems including redox/flow batteries, sulfur-sodium; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages; mechanical energy storage including flywheel, compressed-air and pumped hydraulic storage; thermal and chemical storage based on phase-change and medium enthalph-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage in super capacitors and magnetic using superconducting magnets are covered. Social and economic aspects of storage technology and specific new developments in storage technology are covered. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
60327	Lecture-Discussion	NSF	3:30PM -5:20PM	R	100H Talbot Laboratory	Kaminski, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Nucl Separ & Fuel Reprocessing Section Info: Radionuclide separations are the basis for recycling of nuclear fuel. This class will cover the chemistry and engineering of nuclear separations as used in reprocessing. Students will learn the basics of f-element and fission product chemistry; mathematical algoritms of reprocessing schemes; past, current, and developing reprocessing schemes; and the unit operations of reprocessing. Lessons learned from reprocessing accidents will be covered. The student will be expected to have completed basic collegiate chemistry, i.e. General Chemistry. After completing this class, the student will understand the chemical and engineering bases behind reprocessing schemes past and present. NPRE undergraduates in the power concentration may use credit in this course towards their technical electives.