CODE 73245 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA MECCANICA - ENERGIA E AERONAUTICA 9270 (LM-33) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/19 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW The course, starting from nuclear engineering fundamentals, presents an overview of all the modern nuclear technology developments. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course has the aim to deepen the knowledge on to the nuclear fission and fusion applications, starting from nuclear engineering fundamentals and coming to the description of the state of the art in the nuclear plant developments. Particularly the course contributes to achieve the awareness of the nuclear technology applications in the energy field. TEACHING METHODS Lectures and practical exercises developed in classroom. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Recalls on nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission reactors classification. Nuclear fuel cycle. Light water reactors (LWR): “classical” PWR and BWR; Generation III/III+ reactors (EPR, AP-1000, ABWR, etc.). Heavy water reactors (CANDU). High temperature reactors (HTR) and nuclear hydrogen production. Generation-IV. General aspects of fast reactors. Sodium Fast Reactors (SFR), Lead Fast Reactors (LFR) and Gas Fast Reactors (GFR). Nuclear spent fuel and waste treatment. Hints on sub-critical reactors (ADS). Energy sources impacts. Energy scenarios. Hints on the nuclear installations decommissioning. Additional issues on Nuclear Fusion reactors: instabilities, toroidal configurations (Tokamak, Stellarator); the blanket and the related neutronics, heat transfer and tritium generation; materials activation; energetic and economic analyses of a potential inertial fusion plant; hints on third generation fusion; the most important on-going research projects on fusion in the world. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Materials supplied by the lecturer and/or available on Aulaweb website. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GUGLIELMO LOMONACO Ricevimento: By appointment (by arrangement with the lecturer). Exam Board GUGLIELMO LOMONACO (President) VINCENZO BIANCO WALTER BORREANI DAVIDE CHERSOLA FRANCESCO DEVIA GIOVANNI GUGLIELMINI MARIO MISALE LUCA ANTONIO TAGLIAFICO LESSONS Class schedule NUCLEAR PLANTS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examinations. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 12/04/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 04/05/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 15/06/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 28/06/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 20/07/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 14/09/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 03/10/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Pre-requisites : Nuclear Energy.
