NRNU Moscow Engineering Physics Institute

1. NRNUMoscow Engineering Physics Institute OVERVIEW OF CURRICULA IN THERMAL PHYSICS Vladimir S. Kharitonov VSKharitonov@mephi.ru

2. NRNU Moscow Engineering Physics Institute Faculty: “Physics and technology” Department: “Thermal Physics”(was founded in 1947)

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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

6. Engineer degree candidates of Thermal Physics department specialize in one of three alternative specializations: • Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations • Energy sources and perspective conversion methods • Systems of safety control of nuclear power installations

7. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semester 5)

8. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semester 6)

9. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semester 7)

10. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semester 8)

11. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semester 9)

12. “Thermal Physics of nuclear power installations”CURRICULUM (semesters 10-11)

13. Master of Science Graduate Programs in nuclear engineering: • Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors

14. “Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”CURRICULUM (semester 9)

15. “Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”CURRICULUM (semester 10)

16. “Thermal Physics of nuclear reactors”CURRICULUM (semester 11-12)

17. 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

18. 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).

19. 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.

20. 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).

21. Р, 105 Па П- П+ Scientific work of The Department Experimental definition a component of a tensor of hydraulic resistance y y η h h ξ n α 0 l z 0 b x lнач lкон cos2φ

22. Scientific work of The Department Modeling of thermohydraulic processes in different reactor’s core (VVER, RBMK, FR, IRT) Program complex TRETON

23. Scientific work of The Department Transient heat transfer investigations. The analysis of boiling crisis conditions.

24. Scientific work of The Department Swirling flows modeling

25. 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 methods • Elastic modules – ultrasonic methods. Thermal conductivity of UO2 with ultradisperse fractions

26. 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 graduating of engineer or master degree program. THANK YOU