School of Nuclear
Engineering
NUCL 355 - Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics
Laboratory
Spring 2008
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Instructor: S. T.
Revankar NUCL 132E 496-1782
http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~shripad/
Lab Assistants: TBA
Schedule: Lecture
Tues. 9:30-10:20am, Room GRIS 170
Laboratory Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-3:20pm, Friday 3:30-5:20 Wednesday and Friday
9:30-11:20am ECE B085
Prerequisite: NUCL 350
Corequisite: NUCL
351
Course Outline: This course will provide students with laboratory
practice on various
fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena seen in nuclear reactor systems and
design.
The course consists of thirteen laboratory
experiments:
Lab 1: Basic
Hydrostatic Pressure and Manometer Experiment
Lab 2: Reynolds
Experiment
Lab 3: Flow
Meters and DP Measurements
Lab 4: Flow around
Bodies
Lab 5:
Turbulence and Vortex Visualization in a Vertical Channel
Lab 6: Pipe
Friction and Similarity Law
Lab 7: Drag
Force on Spheres
Lab 8:
Two-Phase Natural Circulation
Lab 9:
Two-Phase Flow Regimes
Lab 10: Thermal
Conduction
Lab 11: Natural
and Forced Convection
Lab 12: Pool
Boiling
Lab 13:
Critical Flow and Phase Change (Blowdown Expt.)
Regular class attendance is required. Quizzes may be given
in the class. If you cannot attend please make arrangements with the instructor
in advance.
Prelab: A prelab homework problem will be given with every
experiment handout, except for couple
labs. The objective
of the prelab homework is to acquaint the student with the concepts to be investigated during
the experiment.
Lab Reports: Students will perform experiments in groups. Each student
will write a full lab report according to the format provided in the Lecture 1
handout for the following labs:
Lab 2
Lab 8
Lab 11
The report must
be prepared according to the attached guidelines.
For the other
labs, each person will submit a partial lab report consisting of: Short Introduction, Data (original and reduced), Sample Calculations,
Analysis and Discussion, and Conclusions.
Homework: Homework
problems will be regularly assigned as part of the prelab to reinforce the
concepts previously studied in the labs.
Due Dates: A prelab will be assigned each Tuesday during lecture and will be due on the day that the corresponding lab is performed. The lab reports will be due at the beginning of the following lab.
A
penalty of 5% per day will be deducted for each day late. Prelabs, homework and lab reports will not be accepted more than one week late.
Exams: Two exams: one midterm and one comprehensive final will be
given.
Grading: The
course grade will be based upon lab reports, homework assignments and exams. All full lab reports will
have two times the weight of a partial lab report. Prelabs assignments will be weighted equally.
Lab
reports 67%
Prerelab 6%,
Quizzes
2%
Exams 25% (Midterm
10%, Final 15%)
It is anticipated that the course
grade will be assigned as:
A 85%
or above
B 75%-84%
C 65%-74%
D, F, I as warranted
Honesty Policy: It
is very important to display academic integrity in your class assignments and
exams. While it is appropriate and
encouraged to work together on homework assignments and lab reports, each
person must turn in homework assignments and lab reports that show original
work to receive credit. Exams must be
taken without the assistance of others.
Cheating
on an exam or class assignment will result in a lower grade for the assignment
or the course and reports to the student’s school and the Dean of
Students. Any student who is suspected
of academic dishonesty must also initiate appointments to discuss the situation
with the course instructor and the Head of the School.
For
definitions of academic dishonesty, the student is referred to the Dean of
Student’s website:
http://www.purdue.edu/ODOS/administration/integrity.htm
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School of Nuclear Engineering
NUCL 355
Spring 2008
GUIDELINES ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FULL LABORATORY REPORT
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Instructions:
1.
Reports should be
typed or word-processed. A legible hand written report is also acceptable in
case typing or word-processing cannot be done. In the latter case, use
a medium hardness pencil and a good eraser to facilitate writing
2.
Use good
English (see Additional Remarks and
Cautions)
3.
Graphs and figures
should be clearly drawn with appropriate legends for axes and lines and they
should be provided with complete figure captions.
4.
Reports
found deficient will need to be resubmitted with some loss of credit.
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The front page will contain the
following information:
School of Nuclear Engineering
Title of the Experiment
A Report of the Experiment Conducted by
(Names of the members in the group)
Written by (name of the author)
Date
NUCL 355
Prof. S. T. Revankar
The report will contain the following
sections, with each section beginning on a new page.
1.
Executive Summary
In this section an extended abstract will state the nature of the
experiment, the purpose of the experiment, the major findings and the main
conclusions derived from the experiment. This part should be self-contained
without reference to the body of text. It could
contain an equation or two if necessary but no figures. (approximately
200- 500 words)
2.
Introduction and Theoretical Considerations
Start out by stating in simple words the motivation for
this particular experiment. Continue by stating what is expected to be
demonstrated, discovered or to be proven. Give subsequently the theoretical background on
whose premises the experimental results will be tested and compared with. To a
limited extent, make an effort to present what other relevant information is
available in the literature, both experimental and theoretical. (2-3 pages)
3.
Description of the Experiment
Include a
schematic figure to illustrate the set-up. Number various components so that
you can describe the apparatus. Make sure that you can identify in detail all
the instruments you use, including the name of manufacturer and instrument serial number as appropriate. Expand portions
of the apparatus in separate drawings if necessary to show important details. The
figure should contain self-explanatory captions. (1-2 pages)
4.
Data Acquisition
In this section describe the procedure used to collect the data in
systematic order. Enter this raw data in
Appendix A-1 under the title Original Data. This section should be concise such that other
person would be able to use the data for analysis. (1-2 pages)
5.
Analysis and Discussion of the Experimental Data
In this section you will include Reduced Data in the form required
to analyze and discuss them under the premises set forth in the Introduction.
These tables will normally be an abbreviated version of those
appearing in Appendix A-2.
Use self-explanatory figures/illustrations to compare your data
with other available theoretical or experimental results. Critically examine
your data and explain any deviations observed from your expectations under the
light of Error Analysis included in the Appendix A-4. For each figure and table, use
separate pages in the order they are referred to in the body of the text. (2-5 pages)
6.
Unusual Observations and
Unexpected Findings
In this section record any observation made that you cannot explain
from first principles. You should make an effort to offer tentative
explanation. (1 page)
7.
Conclusions, Recommendations and Comments
In this section cite the conclusions drawn from the experiment.
What was shown or failed to be shown, or any new finding, should be stated in a concise way. Conclude this section by
providing recommendations such
as alternative methods of performing the experiment to make
it more successful. Also feel free to make comments on what you liked best or
least in this particular experiment (1-2
pages)
8.
List of References
The references will be numbered in order they appear in the text, e.g.,
3. Pitts, Donald R. and Leighton E. Sissom, "Heat
Transfer", Schaum’s Outline Series In Engineering, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977.
4. Giedt W.H., "Investigation of Variation of Point
Unit-Heat-Transfer Coefficient Around a Cylinder
Appendices
A-1 Original Data
Here you will copy from your
lab book all data and pertinent notes recorded during the experiment either by
you or your group member. Make sure to include the names of team
members that provided the data information.
A-2 Reduced Data
Most of the time you will have original data in the form of voltages
currents or length (such as manometer level), which need to be reduced to the
physical quantities such as pressure, temperature or some non-dimensional
number. In this appendix, tabulate the
required reduced data.
A-3 Sample Calculations
Here you should enter sample calculations you performed to reduce
your data to the form needed for comparison/discussion as described above.
A-4 Error Analysis
In this section you should analyze all your data statistically, so
that you can estimate the error and reliability of your data. Make sure to
identify systematic and random errors and error propagation while reducing
data. Do not reject any data without sound explanation. Be critical and
conservative in your error estimations.
Additional Remarks and
Cautions
All reports should be typed/word processed or hand-written in
pencil with clear legible handwriting without crossing-out or sloppy
appearance. The quality of your English will be carefully evaluated.
Unacceptable reports will be given back for revision with some loss of credit.
It is to the best of your interest to submit a good report the first time.