3 credits
Q1
Language
English
Prerequisites
The following BNEN courses are a prerequisite
- Nuclear Energy: Introduction
- Introduction to Nuclear Physics and Measurements
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Brief review of most important mechanical properties of materials
o ductile and brittle fracture; ductile-brittle transition
o fatigue failure
o creep
- Stress analysis: stress intensity, thermal stresses
- Functional requirements of materials in a nuclear environment
o structural materials: reactor internals and vessel, piping, valves
- Degradation mechanisms of materials in a nuclear environment
o corrosion: p.m. (to be developed in course 'Nuclear Materials II')
- Introduction on treatment of important materials in a nuclear environment (especially nuclear-mechanical interactions and relationships)
o moderator/reflector
0 structural materials (incl reactor internals, reactor vessel).
Evaluation methods
Oral examination; written preparation.
Other information
This course is part of the Advanced Master programme in nuclear engineering organized by the Belgian Nuclear Higher Education Network (BNEN). BNEN is organised through a consortium of six Belgian universities and the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK-CEN and takes place at the SCK-CEN in Mol.
Prof. Jacqueline Lecomte-Beckers ' Université de Liège
Prof. Eric van Walle ' Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Walter Bogaerts - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Jacqueline Lecomte-Beckers ' Université de Liège
Prof. Eric van Walle ' Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Walter Bogaerts - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Online resources
Faculty or entity
EPL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Advanced Master in Nuclear Engineering