A nuclear gas turbine perspective...the indirect cycle (IDC) offers a practical solution

McDonald, Colin F.

doi:10.1109/iecec.1996.553840

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“…One of the types of reactors applicable to nuclear power plants is the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) [9]. It is characteristic of a high temperature at core outlet that makes it possible to use the cooling medium for both driving gas turbine [10] and carrying out various chemical processes such as hydrogen production or crude oil refining. Subsequent advanages of the HTGR reactor is its safety and a high degree of fuel burnup.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Thermodynamic Cycles of Selected Nuclear Ship Power Plants With High-Temperature Helium-Cooled Nuclear Reactor

Szewczuk-Krypa

Grzymkowska

Głuch

2018

Polish Maritime Research

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This paper presents a comparative analysis of thermodynamic cycles of two ship power plant systems with a high-temperature helium-cooled nuclear reactor. The first of them is a gas system with recuperator, in which classical gas chamber is substituted for a HTGR reactor (High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor). The second of the considered cycles is a combined gas-steam system where working medium flux from gas turbine outlet is directed into waste heat boiler and its heat is utilized for production of superheated steam to drive steam turbine. Preliminary calculations of the combine cycles showed that it is necessary to expand the system by adding to its steam part an inter-stage overheat for secondary steam, owing to that a required degree of steam dryness at outlet from the turbine can be reached, ensuring its correct operational conditions. The analyzed power systems were compared to each other with regard to efficiency of their thermodynamic cycles. Also, efficiency of particular cycles were subjected to optimization in respect to such parameters as : working gas temperature at outlet from reactor in gas system as well as steam pressure at outlet from waste heat boiler and partition pressure in steam part of combined system. Advantages of nuclear power plants compared with the classical power systems dominating currently in sea transport were also discussed.

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Comparative Analysis of Thermodynamic Cycles of Selected Nuclear Ship Power Plants With High-Temperature Helium-Cooled Nuclear Reactor

Szewczuk-Krypa

Grzymkowska

Głuch

2018

Polish Maritime Research

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“…Among other objects, it was the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which was badly hit by the tsunami. Its damage resulted in loss of control over one of power plant blocks in operation, which further led to the leakage of radioactive substances to the environment [12,6]. The nuclear disaster caused by forces of nature in the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has launched a public discussion over the risk of use of nuclear energy.…”

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Comparison Analysis of Selected Nuclear Power Plants Supplied With Helium from High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

Szewczuk-Krypa

Drosińska-Komor

Głuch

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Polish Maritime Research

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The article presents results of efficiency calculations for two 560 MW nuclear cycles with high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). An assumption was made that systems of this type can be used in so-called marine nuclear power plants. The first analysed system is the nuclear steam power plant. For the steam cycle, the efficiency calculations were performed with the code DIAGAR, which is dedicated for analysing this type of systems. The other system is the power plant with gas turbine, in which the combustion chamber has been replaced with the HTGR. For this system, a number of calculations were also performed to assess its efficiency. Moreover, the article names factors in favour of floating nuclear power plants with HTGRs, which, due to passive safety systems, are exposed to much smaller risk of breakdown than other types of reactors which were in common use in the past. Along with safety aspects, it is also economic and social aspect which make the use of this type of systems advisable.

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Mobile hybrid (nuclear/oil fired) gas turbine cogeneration power plant concept

McDonald

1998

Applied Thermal Engineering

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A nuclear gas turbine perspective...the indirect cycle (IDC) offers a practical solution

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Comparative Analysis of Thermodynamic Cycles of Selected Nuclear Ship Power Plants With High-Temperature Helium-Cooled Nuclear Reactor

Comparative Analysis of Thermodynamic Cycles of Selected Nuclear Ship Power Plants With High-Temperature Helium-Cooled Nuclear Reactor

Comparison Analysis of Selected Nuclear Power Plants Supplied With Helium from High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

Mobile hybrid (nuclear/oil fired) gas turbine cogeneration power plant concept

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