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Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Contents; Author Biography; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Thermal-Hydraulic Aspects of Nuclear Power Reactors; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Basics Understanding of Thermal-Hydraulic Aspects; 1.3 Units; 1.3.1 Fundamental Units; 1.3.2 Thermal Energy Units; 1.3.3 Unit Conversion; 1.4 System Properties; 1.4.1 Density; 1.4.2 Pressure; 1.4.3 Temperature; 1.5 Properties of the Atmosphere; 1.6 The Structure of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transport; 1.7 Common Dimensionless Parameters; 1.8 Computer Codes.
1.8.1 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Codes1.8.2 Fuel Behavior Codes; 1.8.3 Reactor Kinetics Codes; 1.8.4 Thermal-Hydraulic Codes; 1.8.5 Severe Accident Codes; 1.8.6 Design-Basis Accident Codes; 1.8.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response Codes; 1.8.8 Health Effects/Dose Calculation Codes; 1.8.9 Radionuclide Transport Codes; 1.9 Problems; References; Chapter 2: Thermodynamics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Work; 2.3 First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.4 Enthalpy; 2.5 Energy Equation; 2.6 The Carnot Cycle; 2.7 Entropy; 2.8 Waste Heat Recovery; 2.8.1 Recuperator; 2.8.2 Heat Recovery Steam Generator.
2.8.3 Reheater2.8.4 Feed Water Heaters; 2.8.4.1 Open or Direct Contact Feed Water Heaters; 2.8.4.2 Closed Feed Water Heaters with Drain Pumped Forward Second Type; 2.8.4.3 Closed Feed Water Heaters with Drain Pumped Forward Third Type; 2.9 Power Plant and Thermal Cycle; 2.9.1 Rankine Cycle for Power Plant; 2.9.2 Brayton Cycle for Power Plant; 2.9.3 The Combined Brayton-Rankine Cycle; 2.10 Raising Boiler Pressure; 2.11 Superheat; 2.12 Regeneration; 2.13 Conclusion; 2.14 Problems; References; Chapter 3: Transport Properties; 3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Theory of Viscosity, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids3.3 Gas Viscosity at Low Density; 3.4 Liquid Viscosity (Newtonian); 3.5 Liquid Viscosity (Non-Newtonian); 3.6 Thermal Conductivity Theory; 3.7 Fundamental Modes of Heat Transfer; 3.7.1 Conduction; 3.7.2 Convection; 3.7.3 Radiation; 3.8 Theory of Thermal Conductivity of Gases at Low Density; 3.9 Theory of Thermal Conductivity of Liquids; 3.10 Theory of Mass Diffusion; 3.11 Problems; References; Chapter 4: General Conservation Equations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conservation of Mass; The Divergence or Gauss Theorem.
Substantial Time Derivative, Dc/Dt Definition4.3 Conservation of Momentum; 4.4 Momentum Flux Expression; 4.5 Dimensionless Formulation for Momentum Equation; 4.6 The Equation of Mechanical Energy; 4.7 Conservation of Energy; 4.8 Dimensionless Formulation for Energy Equation; 4.9 Control Volume Analysis; 4.10 Problems; References; Chapter 5: Laminar Incompressible Forced Convection; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fully Developed Laminar Flow; 5.3 Transient Laminar Forced Convection in Ducts; 5.4 Fully Developed Laminar Flow in Other Cross-Sectional Shape Tubes; 5.5 Non-Newtonian Tube Flow.
1.8.1 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Codes1.8.2 Fuel Behavior Codes; 1.8.3 Reactor Kinetics Codes; 1.8.4 Thermal-Hydraulic Codes; 1.8.5 Severe Accident Codes; 1.8.6 Design-Basis Accident Codes; 1.8.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response Codes; 1.8.8 Health Effects/Dose Calculation Codes; 1.8.9 Radionuclide Transport Codes; 1.9 Problems; References; Chapter 2: Thermodynamics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Work; 2.3 First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.4 Enthalpy; 2.5 Energy Equation; 2.6 The Carnot Cycle; 2.7 Entropy; 2.8 Waste Heat Recovery; 2.8.1 Recuperator; 2.8.2 Heat Recovery Steam Generator.
2.8.3 Reheater2.8.4 Feed Water Heaters; 2.8.4.1 Open or Direct Contact Feed Water Heaters; 2.8.4.2 Closed Feed Water Heaters with Drain Pumped Forward Second Type; 2.8.4.3 Closed Feed Water Heaters with Drain Pumped Forward Third Type; 2.9 Power Plant and Thermal Cycle; 2.9.1 Rankine Cycle for Power Plant; 2.9.2 Brayton Cycle for Power Plant; 2.9.3 The Combined Brayton-Rankine Cycle; 2.10 Raising Boiler Pressure; 2.11 Superheat; 2.12 Regeneration; 2.13 Conclusion; 2.14 Problems; References; Chapter 3: Transport Properties; 3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Theory of Viscosity, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids3.3 Gas Viscosity at Low Density; 3.4 Liquid Viscosity (Newtonian); 3.5 Liquid Viscosity (Non-Newtonian); 3.6 Thermal Conductivity Theory; 3.7 Fundamental Modes of Heat Transfer; 3.7.1 Conduction; 3.7.2 Convection; 3.7.3 Radiation; 3.8 Theory of Thermal Conductivity of Gases at Low Density; 3.9 Theory of Thermal Conductivity of Liquids; 3.10 Theory of Mass Diffusion; 3.11 Problems; References; Chapter 4: General Conservation Equations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conservation of Mass; The Divergence or Gauss Theorem.
Substantial Time Derivative, Dc/Dt Definition4.3 Conservation of Momentum; 4.4 Momentum Flux Expression; 4.5 Dimensionless Formulation for Momentum Equation; 4.6 The Equation of Mechanical Energy; 4.7 Conservation of Energy; 4.8 Dimensionless Formulation for Energy Equation; 4.9 Control Volume Analysis; 4.10 Problems; References; Chapter 5: Laminar Incompressible Forced Convection; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fully Developed Laminar Flow; 5.3 Transient Laminar Forced Convection in Ducts; 5.4 Fully Developed Laminar Flow in Other Cross-Sectional Shape Tubes; 5.5 Non-Newtonian Tube Flow.