This 5-day course provides participants with a thorough understanding of methods applied to the entire thermal-hydraulic (T/H) design process. Lectures and discussions focus on core hydraulics, core component analysis, Departure from Nucleate Boiling Ratio (DNBR) correlations and methods, setting and verifying core operational DNBR limits, T/H computer models, accident analysis, and reload methodology.

The Key Feature and Benefit associated with this Thermal-Hydraulic Design Methods course is that each course segment includes a complete discussion of the design requirements, codes, procedures, interfaces, and analytical methods used for thermal-hydraulic design.

Day 1

• Introduction/Overview
• Hydraulics
• Departure From Nucleate Boiling
• Core Components
• Core Component Analysis

Day 2

• Subchannel Analysis Overview
• Crud Induced Power Shift (CIPS)
• Crud Induced Localized Corrosion (CILC)
• Hot Channel Factors
• DNB Methodology

 
Day 3

• Transition Core Analysis
• Core Thermal Limits
•  Axial Offset DNB Limits
• DNB Power Shape Verification
• Transient Analysis Interface
• Steamline Break Analysis

 
Day 4

• Fuel Temperature Evaluation
• Loss of Flow and Locked Rotor Transients
• Rod Bow
• RCCA Accidents
• Fuel Licensing
• Thermal-Hydraulic Design Technology Advancements

 
Day 5 (Half Day)

• Visit to Westinghouse Churchill Site