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NRNUMoscow Engineering Physics Institute
OVERVIEW OF CURRICULA IN THERMAL
PHYSICS
Vladimir S. Kharitonov
Faculty:
“Physics and technology”
Department:
“Thermal Physics” (was founded in 1947)
NRNUMoscow Engineering Physics
Institute
Academician I.I. Novikov - first rector of MEPhI and the department founder
Academician V.I. Subbotin Head of the Department of Thermal Physics (1979-1989)
Director IPPE (Obninsk), Professor V.I. Rachkov Head of the Department of Thermal at present time
The Department trains:
Engineer-Physicists in nuclear reactors and power installations (nuclear engineering, 5.5 years),
Bachelors in Technical Physics (nuclear engineering, 4 years)
Master of Science in Technical Physics (Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors--nuclear engineering, 2 years)
The department program of study provides:
High level of fundamental training in physics and mathematics (1-6 semesters)
Broad knowledge of thermal aspects of nuclear reactors and nuclear engineering (5-10 semesters)
Full scale laboratory practice and internship
Engineer degree candidates of Thermal Physics department specialize in one of three alternative specializations:
Thermal Physics of nuclear power installationsEnergy sources and perspective conversion methodsSystems of safety control of nuclear power installations
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semester 5)
Course titleDuration (hour per week) Form of
control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Atomic physics 2 2 - 4 exam
Measurements of thermophysical parameters
1 - 1 2 test
Computational thermophysics (1) 1 - 1 2 test
Thermal properties of materials 2 - 1 3 exam
Technical and non-equilibrium thermodynamics
2 2 2 6 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semester 6)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Hydrodynamics fundamentals 2 2 - 4 exam
Nuclear physics 2 - 1 3 exam
Heat and mass transfer fundamentals
2 2 2 6 exam
Basic neutron physics 2 2 - 4 test
Computational thermophysics (2) 1 - 2 3 test
Power equipment of NPP 2 1 1 4 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semester 7)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of controlLec. Prac. Lab. Total
Hydrodynamics of nuclear reactors
2 - 2 4 exam
Materials of nuclear reactors 2 - - 2 test
Training research activity - - 5 5 test
Nuclear reactor theory 2 1 1 4 test
Power equipment of NPP (training design activity)
- - 2 2 test
Nuclear power installations (1) 2 1 1 4 exam
Nuclear reactor physics 2 - - 2 exam
Heat transfer theory 2 2 2 6 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semester 8)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Reactor design (training design activity)
- - 2 2 test
Nuclear reactor theory (2) 2 2 1 5 exam
Training research activity - - 4 4 test
Control and measurement in nuclear reactors
2 - 2 4 exam
NPP metrology 2 - - 2 exam
Nuclear power installations (2) 2 - 1 3 exam
Nuclear reactor physics (2) 1 - 4 5 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semester 9)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of controlLec. Prac. Lab. Total
Safety assurance (training design activity)
- - 1 1 test
Two phase flows 2 - 1 3 exam
Training research activity - - 4 4 test
Nuclear power industry ecology and economy
3 - 2 5 exam
Calculation methods of transient physical processes
2 2 - 4 exam
Nuclear technologies and fuel cycle
2 1 - 3 test
Nuclear reactor safety systems 2 - 1 3 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”
CURRICULUM (semesters 10-11)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Training research activity - 6 - 6 exam
Actual problem of thermal physics 2 2 - 4 exam
Actual problem of exploitation NPP 2 1 3 exam
Final State examination 1 1 - 2 EXAM
Internship at MEPhI reactor 2 weeks test
Internship at the research centers or at the Department
May - September test
Thesis preparation October - February EXAM
Master of Science GraduatePrograms in nuclear engineering:
Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors
“Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”
CURRICULUM (semester 9)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Technical thermodynamics 2 1 - 3 exam
Hydrodynamics and heat transfer in NPP
3 3 - 6 exam
Nuclear reactor theory 5 5 2 12 exam
Nuclear reactor experimental physics
5 - 6 11 test
Nuclear power industry economy 2 1 - 3 exam
Reactor control systems 2 1 - 3 test
Neutron transport theory 2 2 - 4 test
NPP installations 2 - - 2 exam
“Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”
CURRICULUM (semester 10)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of controlLec. Prac. Lab. Total
Thermophysical calculations and design of NPP
3 1 1 5 exam
Control and measurements in nuclear reactors
1 1 1 3 exam
Thermal physics of fuel rods 2 1 - 3 exam
Methods of transient thermal processes investigations
2 - 1 3 exam
Two phase flows in NPP 2 1 - 3 exam
NPP safety systems - 3 - 3 exam
Training research activity 3 - - 3 test
“Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”
CURRICULUM (semester 11-12)
Course title
Duration (hour per week) Form of control
Lec. Prac. Lab. Total
Nuclear reactors thermohydraulic modeling
4 2 - 6 exam
Nuclear cross-sections 3 - - 3 exam
Physical features of modern nuclear reactors
2 - - 2 test
Nuclear technologies and fuel cycle
3 - - 3 exam
Training research activity - 4 - 4 exam
Internship, thesis preparation and defense
12 semester EXAM
Laboratories
Thermodynamics Heat transfer Thermal properties Two phase flows Soft computer technologies for
thermohydraulic and accident analysis in NPP
Swirling flows modeling IRT-2000 (research reactor) Training simulation systems
laboratory
Student Research Activity
Modeling of thermohydraulic processes in different reactor’s core (VVER, RBMK, FR, IRT).
Transient heat transfer investigations. The analysis of boiling crisis conditions. Calculation support of experimental
investigations. New concepts of reactor core
thermohydraulic analysis (HTGR, VVER, BREST, FR).
Student Research Activity
Thermal properties measurements of nuclear reactor materials.
New physical methods in reactor instrumentation.
Mathematical models and computational studies of swirling flows.
Asymmetric hydromechanics of porous body.
Methods of heat transfer enhancement.
Fluid mechanics. Neural networks technologies in
nuclear applications. Benchmark calculations.
Sites of Student Internship Activity
RRC “Kurchatov Institute”. IPPE, Obninsk. OKB “GIDROPRESS”, Podolsk. The Scientific Research Institute of
Inorganic Materials. JSC “TVEL”. ENIKO TSO. The Russian academy of sciences. JSC “Energoatom”. Russian Federal Nuclear Center
VNIIEF (Sarov).
Scientific work of The Department
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Scientific work of The Department
Modeling of thermohydraulic processes in different reactor’s core (VVER, RBMK, FR, IRT)
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Scientific work of The Department
Transient heat transfer investigations.The analysis of boiling crisis conditions.
Scientific work of The Department
Swirling flows modeling
Scientific work of The Department
Thermal properties and modern methods of measurements Thermal expansion – interferometr of Fizo Thermal conductivity – stationary method, pulse methods Thermal capacity – calorimetr with an isotermal cover, pulse
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Staff of the Department Full-time Professors – 4 Full-time Associate Professors – 10 Teachers – 2 Researchers – 5
Post-graduate students – 6-8 Post graduate education is possible after graduatingof engineer or master degree program.
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