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NUCE 321Introduction to Thermal-Fluid Sciences for Nuclear Engineers - I

3 credits · Nuclear Engineering · Penn State

This course is intended to provide nuclear engineers with fundamentals in thermal-fluid sciences. This course is designed to develop an understanding of thermodynamic concepts and their application to nuclear thermal-fluid systems such as nuclear reactors and power plants. The course also emphasizes the study of fundamental principles of fluid mechanics including mass, energy and momentum conservation and their applications in nuclear engineering systems.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “CHEM 110 Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: EMCH 212 and MATH 251 and ( MATH 230 or MATH 231 )”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Nuclear Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (1)

  • Nuclear Engineering, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list NUCE 321 as a prerequisite (1)

  • NUCE 322 Introduction to Thermal-Fluid Sciences for Nuclear Engineers - II