ME 360 Power Plant Engineering (Nuclear)

 

 

 

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Course Description

 

This course introduces the basic concepts in Nuclear Engineering. The topics covered would include Fission and its characteristics, Fundamentals of computation of neutron reaction rates, Elementary concepts in neutron moderation, Diffusion theory and its application to reactor criticality estimation, Elementary aspects of neutron kinetics, Fundamental concepts of heat removal in nuclear systems, Safety aspects and biological effects of nuclear radiation, Nuclear Reactor Systems

 

Pre-requisites

 

None

 

 

Faculty

 

Instructor

Prof. Kannan N. Iyer

Thermal Hydraulics Test Facility (THTF),

Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay

Phone : 022 - 2576(7544)

Email : kiyer@me.iitb.ac.in

 

Classroom

 

Unless informed apriori, all classes would be held at Classroom ME 217, First Floor, Mechanical Engineering Department Building.

 

Course Timings

 

Given in the schedule

 

Appointment Timings with Faculty

 

To be fixed by mutual consent

 

 

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay.