Nuclear Reactor Physics and Design

  1. Thermal-Hydraulics and Heat Transfer
    1. Heat Generation in Reactor Core
      1. Fission Energy Distribution
        1. Energy per Fission
          1. Spatial Distribution
            1. Time Dependence
            2. Decay Heat
              1. Fission Product Decay
                1. Actinide Decay
                  1. Time-Dependent Decay Heat
                  2. Neutron and Gamma Heating
                    1. Neutron Kinetic Energy Deposition
                      1. Gamma Ray Absorption
                        1. Heating in Non-Fuel Materials
                      2. Heat Transfer in Fuel Elements
                        1. Heat Conduction in Fuel
                          1. Thermal Conductivity
                            1. Temperature Distribution
                              1. Fuel Centerline Temperature
                              2. Gap Heat Transfer
                                1. Gap Conductance
                                  1. Gas Gap Effects
                                    1. Contact Conductance
                                    2. Heat Transfer to Coolant
                                      1. Convective Heat Transfer
                                        1. Heat Transfer Coefficients
                                          1. Surface Temperature
                                        2. Coolant Flow and Heat Removal
                                          1. Single-Phase Flow
                                            1. Forced Convection
                                              1. Natural Circulation
                                                1. Flow Distribution
                                                2. Two-Phase Flow
                                                  1. Boiling Heat Transfer
                                                    1. Flow Regimes
                                                      1. Void Fraction
                                                      2. Heat Transfer Correlations
                                                        1. Nusselt Number Correlations
                                                          1. Friction Factor Correlations
                                                            1. Two-Phase Correlations
                                                          2. Thermal Limits and Safety Margins
                                                            1. Critical Heat Flux
                                                              1. DNB Correlations
                                                                1. CHF Mechanisms
                                                                  1. Safety Factors
                                                                  2. Fuel Temperature Limits
                                                                    1. Melting Point
                                                                      1. Centerline Temperature Limit
                                                                        1. Cladding Temperature Limits
                                                                        2. Thermal Design Criteria
                                                                          1. Departure from Nucleate Boiling Ratio
                                                                            1. Linear Heat Generation Rate
                                                                              1. Peak Cladding Temperature

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                                                                          7. Reactor Safety Analysis