Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

NUE 502 — Introduction to Controlled Fusion

2 units · NUE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain how nuclear fusion leads to energy and discuss the energy balance and energy conservation principles inherent in the process
explain the energy-mass relations according to Einstein’s theory of relativity
discuss the necessary conditions for fusion, fusion energy, magnetic and inertial confinement and neutral beam injection
relate the heating and cooling methods in controlled nuclear fusion systems;
Describe the material requirements and techniques of handling of tritium.

Course contents

Introduction to energy production by controlled thermonuclear reactions. Nuclear fusion reactions, energy balances for fusion systems, survey of plasma physics; physical conditions required to achieve net fusion energy, plasma physics of magnetic confinement, overview of fusion energy concepts, inertial confinement; neutral beam injection; RF heating methods; vacuum systems; material challenges in fusion systems; tritium handling.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study NUE 502.

NUE 502 — Introduction to Controlled Fusion

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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