Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics - Hardcover

Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123706319 ISBN 13: 9780123706317

Publisher: Academic Press, 2008

Synopsis

Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation . It provides a clear, general overview of atomic physics from the standpoint of reactor functionality and design, including the sequence of fission reactions and their energy release.

It provides in-depth discussion of neutron reactions, including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum, as well as neutron spatial distribution. It includes ample worked-out examples and over 100 end-of-chapter problems.

Engineering students will find this applications-oriented approach, with many worked-out examples, more accessible and more meaningful as they aspire to become future nuclear engineers.

• A clear, general overview of atomic physics from the standpoint of reactor functionality and design, including the sequence of fission reactions and their energy release
• In-depth discussion of neutron reactions, including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum, as well as neutron spatial distribution
• Ample worked-out examples and over 100 end-of-chapter problems
• Full Solutions Manual

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Review:

A first of its kind text on the essential nuclear physics employed in the design and operation of nuclear reactors.

Synopsis:

This new streamlined text offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation. The book includes numerous worked-out examples and end-of-chapter questions to help reinforce the knowledge presented. This textbook offers an engineering-oriented introduction to nuclear physics, with a particular focus on how those physics are put to work in the service of generating nuclear-based power, particularly the importance of neutron reactions and neutron behavior.Engineering students will find this applications-oriented approach, with many worked-out examples, more accessible and more meaningful as they aspire to become future nuclear engineers. It offers a clear, general overview of atomic physics from the standpoint of reactor functionality and design, including the sequence of fission reactions and their energy release. It includes an in-depth discussion of neutron reactions, including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum, as well as neutron spatial distribution. It contains ample worked-out examples and over 100 end-of-chapter problems.

It also includes a full Solutions Manual.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0123706319
• ISBN 13: 9780123706317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280