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This capstone course is a group design project involving integration of nuclear physics, particle transport, control, heat transfer, safety, instrumentation, materials, environmental impact, and economic optimization.
166 years, 7 months
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It provides opportunities to synthesize knowledge acquired in nuclear and non-nuclear subjects and apply this knowledge to practical problems of current interest in nuclear applications design. Each year, the class takes on a different design project; this year, the project is a power plant design that ties together the creation of emission-free electricity with carbon sequestration and fossil fuel displacement. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.
Course Currilcum
- Core-Nonconventional ( Non-PWR/BWR ) Reactors Unlimited
- Process Heat – Major Challanges Unlimited
- hydrogen and Biofuel Production; Design Process Unlimited
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and House of Quality Unlimited
- Quality Optimization of Cac2/Acetylene Block Diagram Unlimited
- Metal and Cheeses – Uncoventional Pairings Unlimited
