Nuclear Materials

Course: Nuclear Power Engineering

Structural unit: Faculty of Physics

Title
Nuclear Materials
Code
ОК8
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2018/2019
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1.1 Know the basics of material resistance, elasticity theory, the mechanics of destruction. 2.1 Be able to calculate the stress-deformed state of yaeu elements and pipelines and perform an assessment of their strength and residual resource
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- Successful mastering of the basic courses of physics: "Mechanics", "Molecular Physics", "Electricity", "Optics", "Mathematical Physics", special course "Basis of Thermal Hydraulic of Nuclear Reactors". - Be able to solve problems of basic physics courses. - Know the components, purposes and properties of the main NPP systems. - Have basic computer skills to search for information on the Internet.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline "Nuclear Materials" is to provide students with: - basic knowledge of physical and mechanical properties of materials used in the design of equipment and pipelines of nuclear power plants (NPP), general methods for calculating stress-strain state (SSS) and assessing its acceptability; - skills of rational choice of materials depending on the operation requirements based on strength, reliability and durability conditions; practical skills of performing of strength calculations. - ability to calculate the stress-strain state of structural elements using standard finite element codes.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. ANSYS Mechanical User's Guide. Rel. 15.0. / ANSYS Inc. Southpointe, 2013. – 1832 p. 2. Basov K.A.ANSYS in examples and tasks / Under the general.ed.D.G.Kraskovsky. 2002.– 224 p. 3. Yakhno B.O.ABAQUS in problems of mechanics.Kyiv: NTUU "KPI", 2011.– 128 p. 4. Dhondt G. The Finite Element Method for Three-Dimensional Thermomechanical Applications. Hoboken: Wiley, 2004. – 362 p. 5. Kaplun A.B., Morozov E.M., Olferieva M.A.ANSYS in the hands of an engineer: A practical guide. 2003.– 272 p. 6. Chigarev A.V., Kravchuk A.S., Smalyuk A.F.ANSYS for engineers. 2004.– 512 p.. 7. Zrazhevsky G.M., Kepich T.Yu., Kutsenko O.G. Basis of the strength, deformation and fracture. - K.: LOGOS, 2005. - 169p. [In Ukrainian].
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture demonstration; individual work; consultations
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment: Content module 1 1. Oral answer to the task of individual work or answer to questions during the lecture (maximum - 4 points). 2. Performing of laboratory task (independent work) (maximum - 16 points). 3. Modular test - maximum 10 points. Content module 2 1. Oral answer to the task of individual work or answer to questions during the lecture (maximum - 4 points). 2. Performing of laboratory task (independent work) (maximum - 16 points). 3. Colloquium - maximum 10 points. - Final assessment in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksii Gryhorovych Kutsenko
Department of Computer Methods of Mechanics and Control Processes
Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv