Nuclear Reactor Control and Dynamics.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 301 , EGMN 201 and EGMN 455 , with a minimum grade of C in each, or permission of instructor. An introduction to control theory and its applications for nuclear engineering students. Modeling and development of differential equations for nuclear systems. Analysis of nuclear reactor dynamics in the time and frequency domains. Application of feedback control techniques to reactor operation, stability and performance.