Course: Metrology of Nuclear power system

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Course title Metrology of Nuclear power system
Course code KEE/MJE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Burian Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Neutron flux sensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, methods data collection, metrology of sensors, transmission line in nuclear power plant. The industrial experts take part on the lecture in the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Cooperative instruction, Laboratory work, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 3 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 6 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 23 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
Skills
no particular prerequisites specified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe fundamental terms in the field of scan, measurement and regulation physical value in nuclear power plant
interpret and describe measurement neutron flux, pressure, temperature
explain physical priciples of measurement
Skills
no particular skills are acquired
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Laboratory work
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Cooperative instruction
assessment methods
Combined exam
Project
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • DOE Fundamentals Handbook, Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Energy, 1993.
  • Bečvář, Josef. Jaderné elektrárny. Praha : SNTL, 1981.
  • Bečvář, Josef. Jaderné elektrárny. Vyd. 1. Praha : Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1978.
  • Heřmanský, Bedřich. Jaderné reaktory. Praha : SNTL, 1981.
  • Ibler, Zbyněk. Provoz jaderných elektráren. 1. vyd. Plzeň : VŠSE, 1987.
  • JEVREMOVIC, Tatjana. Nuclear Principles in Engineering. 2005.
  • Marguet, Serge. The Physics of Nuclear Reactors. Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-59560-3.
  • ZEMAN, Jaroslav. Reaktorová fyzika 1. ČVUT Praha, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inţenýrská, 1989. ISBN 80-01-01933.


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