Energy Engineering

Mechanical properties of materials, effect of irradiation. Fuel, moderator, shield. Steel alloys for chemical and nuclear engineering. Non-ferrous alloys and composite materials for nuclear engineering. Materials for storage tanks, piping, thermal circuits, gaskets.

Basic knowledge of materials technology and applied chemistry: chemical, physical and mechanical properties of materials, principles of corrosion and durability.

Course material available on line on the Sapienza e-learning platform

Front end lectures and design examples

Face to face (unless otherwise specified by Sapienza)

Oral test: three questions including simple design calculations

Rinaldi - Materiali per l'ingegneria: materiali e combustibili nucleari, Siderea Nicodemi - Acciai e leghe non ferrose, Zanichelli Ashby - La scelta dei materiali nella progettazione industriale, McGraw Hill

Front end lectures and design examples