NPRE 458
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
NPRE 458
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Number: NPRE 458
Title: Design in Nuc Plasma Rad Engineering
Catalogue Description: Introduction to design in nuclear engineering systems; basic principles of definition, organization, constraints, modeling and optimization of system design; case studies; and class design projects applying these basic principles.
| Principle Topics Covered | Hours (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Principles of Design and Synthesis | |
Project Definition and Technical Specifications |
3 |
Project Organization and Management (Roles of consultant, prime contractor, manufacturer and buyer) |
3 |
Project Constraints (Economic, legislative, public relations, environment labor relations, safety and regulation) |
5 |
Project Synthesis and System Optimization (System modeling and simulation, methods of optimization, creative motivation, quality assurance and control, and engineering ethics) |
12 |
| Case Studies from Nuclear Engineering Designs: Case studies of a large and a small project will be chosen to emphasize the underlying principles of design and synthesis. Examples may be from Stanford Case Studies, detailed thermodynamic analysis of a nuclear power system, etc. | 8 |
| Design Projects: Realistic projects, related to nuclear engineering, will be selected to provide experience in project management, group leading, group participation as well as system simulation and optimization experience. Projects may be either short or long and shall be new in the sense that no set solution or project report is available. However, the selections must be realistic and of such length that a solution in the allotted time can be obtained. A written report and oral presentation on the projects shall be prepared to complete the course. | 29 |
| Total | 60 |
Basic Texts: Course notes together with required text, such as N.E. Todreas and M.S. Kazimi, "Nuclear Systems II", 1990.
Prerequisites: NPRE 448
Purpose of Course:
- Required for Nuclear Engineering undergraduate majors
- Elective in all fields of Engineering and Physical Science.
- Graduate students who enter the department from other undergraduate disciplines have not had the experience of this course but may wish to use this course to satisfy M.S. degree course requirements.
Instructor: James F. Stubbins
Credit: 4 Semester Hours or 1 Unit
Meeting hours per week: 3
Class registration opacity: 15
Semesters course offered: REFER TO MASTER LISTING
Other notes: The objective of this course is to give students experience in and appreciation of the problems involved in pursuing a system design from the concept of the idea to a realistic solution. Invited lecturers may be used to provide additional breadth in background to enable more practical and realistic system projects to be undertaken. The students background from required course work shall be considered in project selection so that full utilization of this technical capability can be realized.
Course last revised:
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