Title :
Development of high temperature SiC/SiC composite intermediate heat exchanger for He and LiPb
Author :
Noborio, K. ; Hinoki, T. ; Takeuchi, Y. ; Konishi, S. ; Yamamoto, Y.
Author_Institution :
Kyoto Univ., Uji, Japan
Abstract :
In order to develop a compact intermediate heat exchanger which is applicable for high temperatures above 900degC, assuming HTGR (high temperature gas cooled reactor), a heat exchanger module made of SiCf/SiC composite has been designed, fabricated and tested with LiPb-He double loop. The heat transfer from liquid metal to gas has been measured, and heat transfer of >1.3 kW and reasonable heat exchange performance are obtained with 10 cm times 10 cm times 3 cm test module. The results also show that the heat transfer from the IHX module to fluid is predominant in overall heat transfer coefficient.
Keywords :
fibre reinforced composites; fission reactor cooling; fission reactor design; fission reactor materials; gas cooled reactors; heat exchangers; high-temperature effects; silicon compounds; HTGR design; LiPb-He double loop; SiC-SiC; heat transfer coefficient; high temperature composite intermediate heat exchanger; high temperature gas cooled reactor; liquid metal; Helium; Silicon carbide; Temperature; SiC/SiC composites; heat transfer; helium; intermediate heat exchanger; lithium lead;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2009. SOFE 2009. 23rd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2635-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2636-2
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2009.5226504
