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3.00 Credits
Difference equations; matrix operation, linear systems, matrix eigenvalue problems, multi-group diffusion, and transport theory methods. Sn calculations, Monte Carlo methods. Application to nuclear engineering calculations, such as flux and power distributions, heat conduction, programming reactor problems for digital computers, codes, etc. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MANE 4480, MATH 4600 or equivalent. When Offered: Fall term alternate years. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
The reactor design problem is studied using current methods. Emphasis is placed on thermal and hydraulic analyses of power reactors, neutronics, fuel cycles, economics, nuclear analysis, control, siting, and safety. Complete reactor systems are analyzed. Standard reactor design codes are utilized. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2400 (may be concurrent). When Offered: Spring term alternate years. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Characterization and description of low-level and high-level wastes. Calculational methods, radiological considerations, regulatory requirements. Radwaste treatment system in nuclear power plants, enrichment and reprocessing plants. Volume reduction and solidification of waste. Transportation and burial site practices. Environmental surveillance. Decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2400. When Offered: Spring term alternate years. Credit Hours: 3
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Design, analysis, and confirmation of radiation shields. Point kernel, removal-diffusion, P-N, discrete ordinates, and Monte Carlo computation method. Photon, neutron, and charged particle transport data, applications, and tests. Shield materials and behavior. Dosimetry in shield confirmation. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4480. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Theory and applications of reliability and risk assessment. Boolean algebra, logic diagrams, redundancy, and majority- vote configurations. System synthesis by reliability and fault tree techniques, quantitative evaluation, uncertainty analysis. Common cause events, failure data, and failure models. Allocation of risk to subsystems. Availability, repair policies, renewal theory. Operational reliability methods. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MANE 4050 and MATH 4600. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the principles underlying the thermal-hydraulic design of nuclear power reactors. Topics include plant thermal limits, sub-channel analysis, thermal-hydraulic stability analysis, and reactor system response during both normal and postulated accident conditions. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 6840 or equivalent. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
The physical metallurgy and associated physical chemistry of problems encountered in the application of materials in nuclear reactors is discussed. Specifically, the metallurgy and physical chemistry of ceramic fuels (e.g., oxygen potentials), the primary fuel densification and pellet-clad interaction mechanisms, irradiation-induced creep, hardening, and embrittlement mechanisms, and the properties of zircalloy are covered. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4480. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Principles and design of spectrometers and accelerators; NMR, ESR, Mossbauer methods, lasers, microwave devices, and combinations of these; sources, beam transport and focusing; targets and effects. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4410. When Offered: Spring term alternate years. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
A fundamental course in dynamics of rigid and flexible bodies. Review of kinematics and Newtonian dynamics; virtual variations and fundamentals of calculus of variations; generalized coordinates, velocities and momenta; constraints; generalized Hamilton's principle and Lagrangean dynamics; rotational dynamics, orientation angles and Euler parameters; brief introduction to the analysis of nonlinear systems and stability of motion. Applications to the motion of rigid and flexible bodies. The role of symbolic manipulation in dynamics is introduced. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to celestial mechanics, orbits, and perturbations, exterior ballistics, powered flight trajectories, space flight trajectories. When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand. Credit Hours: 3
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