Nuclear Engineering at

EPUSP

August 29th, 2013

José Roberto C. Piqueirajose.piqueira@poli.usp.br

Motivation

There is no undergraduate course in nuclear

engineering in São Paulo

Future development in nuclear area is important for

Brazilian energy matrix

Groups working at nuclear problems with CTM and

IPEN

Experience at USP� IPEN runs a graduate course in nuclear science

� CTM develops several activities in nuclear science

� EPUSP runs several undergraduate engineering courses

� EPUSP several graduate engineering courses with good evaluation

Cooperation network

� Undergraduate courses: EPUSP

� Graduate courses: IPEN

� Research support: CTM

� EPUSP Departments: PMT; PQI; PMC; PEA; PEF;

PTC; PNV

Curricular structure� 10 semesters

� Following the regular model of EPUSP

� 60 students a year

� Mandatory Final work

� Three different majors

Estrutura GeralFigura - Esquema de flexibilização das habilitações / cursos a ser atendido nos processos de revisão das estruturas curriculares dos cursos da EP

Disciplinas do semestre

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 sem 28

2 sem 28

3 sem 28

4 sem 28

5 sem 28

6 sem 28

7 sem 28

8 sem 24

9 sem TF 20

10 sem TF 20

260

480 12% Módulo na habilitação (total ou parcialmente) ou em outra habilitação, ou Formação em pesquisa (inclui TF)

540 14% Optativas livres

840 22% Engenharia e Ciência da engenharia 48%

1020 26% Habilitação 48%

1020 26% Formação básica 74%

3900 100%

160 Estágio

4060 Total

Os números da figura são indicativos e servem de orientação para as coordenações de habilitações / ênfases.

As CoCs podem realizar ajustes em função de necessidades específicas de cada habilitação / curso ou do ciclo básico.

1st and 2nd term� Integral and differential calculus

� Computation and numerical calculus

� Linear Algebra

� Physics

� Classical Mechanics

� Material Science

� General Chemistry

� Projective Geometry

3rd term� Integral and differential calculus

� Physics

� Material Science

� Computational Engineering

� Strength of Materials

� Energy and Environment

� Notion of Laws

4th term� Integral and differential calculus

� Physics

� Complex calculus

� Strength of Materials

� Signals and circuits

� Electronics

� Modeling and simulation

5th term� Structure of matter

� Electromechanics energy conversion

� Thermodynamics

� Signals and circuits

� Stochastic processes

� Mass and heat transfer

� Electricity laboratory

6th term� Reliability engineering

� Structures engineering

� Electronics Lab.

� Mass and heat transfer

� Mass and heat transfer – Lab.

� Thermal machines

� Quantum Mechanics

7th term� Applied nuclear physics

� Materials for nuclear applications

� Neutronics and reactor design

� Modeling thermo-hydraulic systems

� Fusion and plasmas

� Computational Fluid Mechanics

� Radiation Physics

9th term� Process Control – Lab.

� Nuclear Plant Engineering

� Nuclear Systems design

� Environmental Science

� Mannaging and Administration

8th term� Radiation Biophysics

� Applied nuclear physics

� Nuclear plant engineering

� Process control engineering

� Computational Fluid Mechanics

� Sustainable Energy

� Nuclear Physics – Lab.

10th term� Nuclear systems design

� Logistic and production administration