Title of article
MultiplereheatheliumBraytoncyclesforsodiumcooledfastreactorsOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
HaihuaZhao، نويسنده , , PerF.Peterson، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
12
From page
1535
To page
1546
Abstract
Sodiumcooledfastreactors(SFR)traditionallyadoptthesteamRankinecycleforpowerconversion.Theresultingpotentialforwater–sodiumreactionremainsacontinuingconcernwhichatleastpartlydelaystheSFRtechnologycommercializationandisacontributortohighercapitalcost.SupercriticalCO2providesanalternative,butisalsocapableofsustainingenergeticchemicalreactionswithsodium.Recentdevelopmentofadvancedinert-gasBraytoncyclescouldpotentiallysolvethiscompatibilityissue,increasethermalefficiency,andbringdownthecapitalcostsufficientlytocompetedirectlywithlightwaterreactors.Inthispaper,heliumBraytoncycleswithmultiplereheatandintercoolingstatesarepresentedforSFRswithreactoroutlettemperaturesintherangeof510–650°C.Theresultingthermalefficienciesrangefrom39%to47%,whichiscomparablewithsupercriticalrecompressionCO2cycles(SCO2cycle).AsystematiccomparisonbetweenthemultiplereheatheliumBraytoncycleandtheSCO2cycleisgiven,consideringcompatibilityissues,plantsitecoolingtemperatureeffectonplantefficiency,fullplantcostoptimization,andotherimportantfactors.ThestudyindicatesthatthemultiplereheatheliumcycleisthepreferredchoiceoverSCO2cycleforsodiumcooledfastreactors.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895111
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