Title of article :
Feasibilityanalysisoftwo-phaseMHDenergyconversionforliquidmetalcooledreactorsOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
QiaoWu، نويسنده , , DuWayneL.Schubring، نويسنده , , JamesJ.Sienicki، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Abstract :
Atwo-phaseMHDenergyconversionunitisproposedtoaliquidmetalcooledfastreactor.UsingsupercriticalCO2astheworkingfluidinthegascyclewithoutconsideringfrictionandheatlosses,theoptimizedcyclesefficiencyisobtained,whichisabout5%higherthanthatofthegasturbineBraytoncyclewiththesameregenerator/compressorconfigurations.BasedonasimpleMHDpoweranalysisandthetwo-phasehomogeneousflowmodel,theimportantsystemoperationalconditionswereestimated.Theresultssuggestthataliquidleadpumpofatleast20%oftheMHDpoweroutputisneededinordertoconvertthe400MWreactorheatintoelectricityatthespecifiedthermalefficiency,unlessamixturefoamflowofvoidfractiongreaterthan80%isachievableatveryhighmixturevelocity.
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah