Knowledge Objectives

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 1

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 2

Trainee Survey

Trainee Introductions

Advise from the 2021 Class

Finished Orientation

NRC PWR Equation Sheet

Steam Tables - English Engineering Units Section

Steam Tables SI Units and Mollier Diagram

GFE Test Breakdown Distribution

Extra Equation Sheet for GFES Exam

NRC Equation Sheet Letters

Solutions Files' Download (Start here)

GP Solutions Manual (Dated and not reccommended)

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 1 Who and What is It For

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 2 What To Finish Up First

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 3 How to Study Day 1 Schedule

(Supplement) 7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 4 The Science of Learning How to Study Systems VS Fundamentals VS Procedures

Units and Properties Student Files

Units - Part 1 Welcome and Objectives

Units - Part 2 Pressure Scales

Units - Part 3 The Railroad Track Method

Units - Part 4 Railroad Track Method

Units - Part Part 5 Railroad track Method Example

Units - Part 6 Converting Pressure Scales

Units - Part 7 Coverting between absolute and relative scales

Units - Part 8 Converting between pressure scales

Units - Part 9 Absolute and Relative Temperature Scales Rev 2

Units - Part 10 Practice Quiz #1

Units - Part 11 A quick note about dots and capital letters

Units - Part 12 Work, Power, Energy Dimensions

(Difficult Concept) Units - Part 13 English and Gc Power, work, energy

Units - Part 14 Gc more simply explained

Units - Part 15 Summary of Work, Power and Energy Units

Units - Part 16 Tank Level Example

Units - Part 17 Practice Quiz #2 Tank Levels

Units - Part 18 Units Chart

Units and Properties Quiz (Green)

Units and Properties Quiz (Yellow)

(Intro) Thermodynamics

(Intro) Part 2 Steam Tables

(Intro) Part 3 Steam Tables (Cont)

(Intro) Part 4 Linear Interpolation Tips

(Intro) Part 5 Steam 7 Mollier Diagram

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Basic Energy Concepts Student Files

Basic Energy Concepts Objectives

Basic Energy Concepts Part 1 - State and Phase and why we care

Basic Energy Concepts Part 2 - Phase and State Changes

Part 3 - Enthalpy and Adding Heat relation to state

Basic Energy Concepts Part 4 - Sub cooled, Superheated Definitions

Basic Energy Concepts Part 5 - General Energy Equation

Basic Energy Concepts Part 6 - General Energy Equation Applications

Basic Energy Concepts Quiz (Green)

Basic Energy Concepts Quiz (Yellow)

Thermo Chapter 2 Basic Energy Concepts #1

Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #2 State and Phase

Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #3 Conservation of Energy Steady Flow system

Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #4 Non Steady Flow TS Diagrams

Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #5 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity

Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #6 NRC TS Diagram Questions

Steam Student Files

Steam - Objectives

Steam Part 1 - Introduction to Entropy

Steam Part 2- What Entropy is

Steam Part 3 - 1st and 2nd Law and formal definition of Entropy

Steam Part 4 - Heat Capacity Cp Definition

Steam Part 5 - Heating of water to saturation Demonstration

Steam Part 6 - Definitions

Steam Part 7 - Specific Volume, Enthalpy, Entropy

Steam Part 8 - Steam Table Abbreviations

Steam Part 9 - Steam Table Letters and Formulas

Steam Part 10 - P376 Using Steam Tables to solver for quality Rev 2

Steam Part 11 - Steam Tables Organization Said Again

Steam Part 12 - Gas Law P V = n R T

Steam Part 13 - Steam Tables Trends

Steam Part 14 - Molier for beginners

Steam Part 15 - Molier Diagram Intro

Steam Part 16 - Molier Diagram Following Pressures, Enthalpies, and Entropies

Part 17 - Molier Quality and Temperature lines and 2 important points

Steam Quiz (Green)

Steam Quiz (Yellow)

Thermodynamics - Chapter 3 Steam #2 Definitions

Steam 3 Steam Tables introduction (Saturated Tables 1 and 2)

Steam 4 Steam Tables Introduction (Superheat and Compressed Liquid Table 3)

Steam Tables - Linear Interpolation Tips

Steam 5 Steam Quality

Steam 6 Ts Diagram

Steam 7 Mollier Diagram

B7759 or P7759 Problem Explanation

Processes Student Files

Processes - Part 1 Objectives

Processes - Part 2 Overview of what's important

Processes - Part 3 Four Processes on the Mollier

Processes - Part 4 Find a State, do a Process

Proccesses - Part 5 Watch a Process, The difference between Turbine and TBV Process

Processes - Part 6 'Dry' Superheated Steam

Proccesses - Part 7 Finding a state (Doing a Process Intro)

Proccesses - Part 8 Process Practice Turbines and Valves

Processes - Part 9 Your turn what is the tailpipe temperature

Processes - Part 10 PORV Tailpipe temperatures

Processes - Part 11 Nozzles, Turbines, and Condensors

(Supplement) Processes - Practice Questions

Processes - Part 12 Air Ejector

(Supplemental) Processes - Part 13 Turbine Impulse vs Reaction Blades Only

Processes - Part 14 Example P3175 (B3175) Adding heat to get superheat

Processes - Part 15 Real vs Ideal processes T-S and H-S

Processes Quiz (Green)

Processes Quiz (Yellow)

(Supplement) Processes 3 Turbine #1 work Calculation and Mollier

(Supplement) Processes 3 Turbine #2 Components and Design w Comments

(Supplement) Processes 4 Pump work and efficiency

Thermodynamic Cycles Student Files

Cycles - Objectives

Cycles - Part 1 Steam Table Starting to Look Familar

Cycles - Part 2 Generic Secondary Plant

(Supplemental) Wolf Creek 2023 Secondary

Cycles - Part 3 Introduction to the Secondary and P478 and P277

(Supplemental) Thermodynamic Cycles Quiz

Cycles - Part 4 Efficency P1378

Cycles - Part 5 Carnot Efficency

Cycles - Part 6 Rankine Cycle

Thermodynamic Cycles Quiz (Green)

Thermodynamic Cycles Quiz (Yellow)

Heat Transfer and Hx and Condenser Student Files

Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Objectives

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 1 Conductive, Convective, and Radiative

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 2 Conductive, Convective, and Radiative a Second Time

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 3 Third times a charm, Conductive, Convective, Overall

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 4 Convection Example Problem

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 5 Convection P84

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 6 Core Thermal Power Estimate P585

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 7 Overall Heat Transfer and the Core

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 8 Examples P2284

P3633 LO Heat Exchange

LO HE P3833

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 9 Heat Exchanger Tubes vs Shell

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 10 Heat Exchanger Construction and P5316

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 11 Condensor construction

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 12 U-Tube vs Once Through Steam Generators

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 13 Counter Parrellel Cross Heat Exchangers and P7316

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 14 Calometric, Core Thermal Power, and P6044

Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 15 Calometric Example P1384

Heat Transfer and Exchangers Quiz (Green)

Heat Transfer and Exchangers Quiz (Yellow)

Modes of Heat Transfer Sample Problems with Solutions

Heat Transfer 2 fundamentals of heat transfer

Heat Transfer 3 Conduction Convection Thermal Conductivity

Heat Transfer 4 Heat Exchanger Construction

Plate Heat Exchanger Design and Construction (Optional)

Heat Transfer 5 Temperature Characteristics of Hx Types

Heat Transfer 6 Startup and Shutdown and Leaks

Heat Transfer 7 Condensers

Statics and Dynamics Student Files

Fluid - Part 1 Objectives

Fluid - Part 2 Viscosity

Fluid - Part 3 Formula's Preview and m=pAv

Fluid - Part 4 Great video to get in the right mindset

Fluid - Part 5 Mass flow rate and P1182

Fluids - Part 6 Volumetric Flow Rate equals the square root differential pressure and P308

Fluids - Part 7 Pascal and Arc Principles

Fluids - Part 8 Laminar vs Turbulent Flow

Fluids - Part 9 Mic Drop Moment

Fluids - Part 10 Laminar to Turbulent flow

Fluids - Part 11 Two-phase flow induced water hammer

Fluids - Part 12 Head Terms and Headloss

Fluids - Part 13 Pump Cavitation suction valve closing

Fluids - Part 14 How Mass Flow Rate is Indicated and P3605 P2505 P706

Fluids - Part 15 Water Hammer Visualized

Fluid Statics and Dynamics Quiz (Green)

Fluid Statics and Dynamics Quiz (Yellow)

Statics and Dynamics 2 Viscosity of a Fluid

Statics and Dynamics 3 Laminar vs Turbulent flow and headloss

Statics and Dynamics 7 Two Phase Flow slip ratio and differential shock video

Statics and Dynamics 9 Centrifugal Pump Introduction

Statics and Dynamics 10 Positive Displacement Pumps Types and Basic Operation

Pumps Student Files

Pumps 1 - Objectives

Pumps 2 - Head vs Pressure

Pumps 3 - Centrifugal Pumps Overview

Pumps 4 - Suction Head and Suction Lift

Pumps 5 - Cavitation Intro

Pumps 6 - Cavitation what is it, NPSHa, NPSHr Definition

Pumps 7 - Cavitation (again)

Pumps 8 - Practice P2680

Pumps 9 - Said another way, NPSHa

Pumps 10 - NPSHa, NPSHr questions

Pumps 11 - Memory Aid NPSHr and NPSHa Figure

Pumps 12 - NPSHa, NPSHr PowerPoint Definitions (3rd Times a Charm)

Pumps 13 - P5511 (B5510)

Pumps 14 - P44120 B4410 NPSHA Calculation Question

Pumps 15 - P5211 (B5210) Pump

Pumps 16 - Pump Design

Pumps 17 - PDP and Pump Laws

Pumps 18 - Pump and System Curves

Pumps 19 - Centrifugal Pumps

Pumps 20 - Pump and System Curve Part ii

(Supplemental) P7655 Motor Current Question for after Motors and Generators (B7655)

(Supplemental) (Overachiever) B1221

(Supplemental) P2019 Pump Recirculation Line B2017

(Supplemental) P6910 Pump Press B6910

(Supplemental) 2-Phase Flow Water Hammer

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Pumps Quiz (Green)

Pumps Quiz (Yellow)

Practice Proble Set Worked out 1-7

Practice Problem Set Worked out 8-19

Rankine Cycle and Condensor

Thermal Hydraulics Preview

Brittle Fracture Preview

NPSHa and NPSHr Have's and Needs

Thermal Hydraulics Student Files

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 1 Objectives

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 2 Shorter, Fater, Add!

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 3 Convertive Heat Transfer Coefficent

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 4 Nucleate Boiling Video and Shrink-Swell in the Steam Generator

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 5 Region I, II, III

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 6 Two minutes of watching water boil in slow motion!

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 8 Describing departure from nucleate boiling

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 9 DNBR Introduction

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 11 Burnout, DNBR, Subcooling Margin

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 12 Cooldown and Depressurization P2090

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 13 Bypass, Core, and Vessel Flow P2291

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 14 Natural Circulation Requirements, Enhancements, Indications, Formulas P2491

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 15 Natural Circulation Requirements, Enhancements, Indications, Formulas cont... P1782 P1492 P793

Thermal Hydraulics - Part 16 Reflux Boiling P786

Hydraulics Quiz (Green)

Hydraulics Quiz (Yellow)

Thermal Hydraulics 1 Pool Boiling and Heat Transfer Review

Thermal Hydraulics Part 4 Fuel channel temperature profile

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Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 1

Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 2

Enthalpy isn't everything... there is Entropy too

Units Chart

Specific heat vs latent heat of vaporization

Gary's written on copy - PWR 193003 Steam exam bank

Thermo Pictures

Fluid Statics and Dynamics Webex recording...

P7789 T-s Diagram rankine cycle

Thermodynamic Math Problems Worked Out 2021-06-10 Class Recording

Friday's Thermal Hydraulics and Brittle Fracture Lecture

P5316 Heat Exchangers Workthrough

q=mcpdeltaT question calc

CTP Calc

Time To boil calc 2x

P7759 Time to boil calc

P1886 Mass Flow Vessel, Core, bypass

Brittle Fracture Student Files

Brittle Fracture - Part 1 Objectives

Brittle Fracture - Part 3 Definition of Nil Ductilitity Transition Temperature

Brittle Fracture - Part 2 Brittle Fracture Mode of Failure [OBJ 1]

Brittle Fracture - Part 4 Minimizing the 3 needed conditions for brittle fracture [Obj 3]

Brittle Fracture - Part 5 Effect of fast Neutron irradiation on the reactor vessel [OBJ 4]

Brittle Fracture - Part 7 Cooldown Concerns [OBJ 6]

Brittle Fracture - Part 6 Pressurized Thermal Shock [OBJ 5]

Brittle Fracture Quiz (Green)

Brittle Fracture Quiz (Yellow)

Brittle Fracture Student Files

Brittle Fracture 1 Introduction and Objectives

Brittle Fracture 2 Stress Strain curve and definitions

Brittle Fracture 3 Crystalline structure and grains introduction

Brittle Fracture 4 - Metal Properties and Grain Structures

Student Downloads Core Thermal Limits

Core Thermal Limits Overview Picture

Core Thermal Limits Part 1 - Objectives

Core Thermal Limits Part 2 - The Talk

Core Thermal Limits Part 3 - Fuel Pellet Design P394 and P6449

Core Thermal Limits Part 4 - This is our Core Thermal Limits

Core Thermal Limits Part 5 - P4949 Kw per foot practice

Core Thermal Limits Part 6 - Why we need DNBR greater than 1.3 not just greater than 1

Core Thermal Limits Part 7 - Emergency Core Cooling System Operability

Core Thermal Limits Part 8 - Emergency Core Cooling System Questions P56 P94 P396

Core Thermal Limits Part 9 - Peaking Factor Definitions

Core Thermal Power - P1195 Axial Power Distribution Shifts

Core Thermal Limits - Peaking Factors Applied to Fuel Centerline Temps P6249

Core Thermal Limits Quiz (Green)

Core Thermal Limits Quiz (Yellow)