• Title of article

    AnevaluationofreactorcoolingandcoupledhydrogenproductionprocessesusingthemodularheliumreactorOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    E.A.Harvego، نويسنده , , S.M.M.Reza، نويسنده , , M.Richards، نويسنده , , A.Shenoy، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    1481
  • To page
    1489
  • Abstract
    Thehigh-temperaturecharacteristicsofthemodularheliumreactor(MHR)makeitastrongcandidateforproducinghydrogenusingeitherthermochemicalorhigh-temperatureelectrolysis(HTE)processes.UsingheatfromtheMHRtodriveasulfur-iodine(SI)thermochemicalhydrogenproductionprocesshasbeenthesubjectofaU.S.DepartmentofEnergysponsoredNuclearEngineeringResearchInitiative(NERI)projectledbyGeneralAtomics,withparticipationfromtheIdahoNationalLaboratory(INL)andTexasA&MUniversity.WhilethefocusofmuchoftheinitialworkwasontheSIthermochemicalproductionofhydrogen,recentactivitiesincludeddevelopmentofapreconceptualdesignforanintegralHTEhydrogenproductionplantdrivenbytheprocessheatandelectricityproducedbya600MWMHR. ThispaperdescribesATHENAanalysesperformedtoevaluatealternativeprimarysystemcoolingconfigurationsfortheMHRtominimizepeakreactorvesselandcoretemperatureswhileachievingcoreheliumoutlettemperaturesintherangeof900–1000°CthatareneededfortheefficientproductionofhydrogenusingeithertheSIorHTEprocess.Thecoolingschemesinvestigatedareintendedtoensurepeakfueltemperaturesdonotexceedspecifiedlimitsundernormalortransientupsetconditions,andthatreactorvesseltemperaturesdonotexceedAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)codelimitsforsteady-stateortransientconditionsusingstandardlightwaterreactorvesselmaterials.PreconceptualdesignsforSIandHTEhydrogenproductionplantsdrivenbyoneormore600MWMHRsatheliumoutlettemperaturesintherangeof900–1000°Caredescribedandcompared.AninitialSAPHIREmodeltoevaluatethereliability,maintainability,andavailabilityoftheSIhydrogenproductionplantisalsodescribed.Finally,apreliminaryflowsheetforaconceptualdesignofanHTEhydrogenproductionplantcoupledtoa600MWmodularheliumreactorispresentedanddiscussed.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    896098

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=896098