Course detail

Nuclear energetic equipments

FEKT-CJEZAcad. year: 2015/2016

The subject is intended for students who want to work in nuclear power engineering. The subject covers constructional, economic, ecological and operational properties of energy machinery of nuclear power plants, its mutual interaction, its operation and maintenance, economical utilization, analysis of the influence of faults of the systems on the operational indices and the economy of the operation of power-generating plants.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge concerning energy machinery of nuclear power plants, its operational and energetic characteristics, operation and maintenance.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Steam and gas cycles of nuclear power plants. The theoretical elements of thermal power engineering. Heat transfer of nuclear reactors. The elements of nuclear engineering. Nuclear power plants with water-cooled reactors. Nuclear power plants with boiling reactors. Nuclear power plants with gas-cooled reactors. Nuclear power plants with liquid-metal-cooled reactors. Pumps and blowers of nuclear power plants. Heat exchangers of nuclear power plants. Steam generators of nuclear power plants. Steam turbines of nuclear power plants and theirs equipment. Safety of operation of nuclear power plants.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject is to make students familiar with basic information concerning the energy machinery of nuclear power plants.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Lamarsh, J.R. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (EN)
Lewis, E.E. Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics (EN)

Recommended reading

Raček, J.: Jaderná zařízení. Brno: NOVPRESS 2009. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BC Bachelor's

    branch BC-SEE , 3. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Fundamentals seminar

15 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Laboratory exercise

24 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer