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Molten salt reactors and integrated molten salt reactors : integrated power conversion /

Understanding the evolution and advances of energy conversion is critical to meet today's energy demands while lowering emissions in the fight against climate change.One advancement within nuclear plants that continues to gain interest is molten salt reactors and integrated molten salt reactors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zohuri, Bahman
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Molten salt reactors.
Energy conversion.
Réacteurs à sels fondus.
Énergie > Conversion.
Energy conversion
Molten salt reactors
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Half title
  • Full tiel
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • Chapter 1
  • Molten Salt Reactor History, From Past to Present
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Aircraft Nuclear Power Reactor Experiment
  • 1.3 Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE)
  • 1.4 Space-Based Nuclear Reactors
  • 1.5 Sustainable Nuclear Energy
  • 1.6 Prefiltration and Nonprefiltration nuclear reactors
  • 1.7 Nuclear Safeguards
  • 1.8 Safety by Physics Versus by Engineering
  • 1.9 Criticality Issue of Nuclear Energy Systems Driven by MSRs
  • 1.10 Denatured Molten Salt Reactor (DMSR)
  • 1.11 MSR Pros and Cons
  • 1.12 The Potential of the MSR Concept
  • 1.13 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2
  • Integral Molten Salt Reactor
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) Descriptions
  • 2.3 Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) Design
  • 2.4 Integral Molten Salt Safety Philosophy
  • 2.5 Proliferation Defense
  • 2.6 Safety and Security (Physical Protection)
  • 2.7 Description of Turbine-Generator Systems
  • 2.8 Electrical and Integrated and Circuit (I & amp
  • C) Systems
  • 2.9 Spent Fuel and Waste Management
  • 2.10 Plant Layout
  • 2.11 Plant Performance
  • 2.12 Development Status of Technologies Relevant to the Nuclear Power Plant
  • 2.13 Development Status and Planned Schedule
  • 2.14 Coupling IMSR Technology with Hybrid Nuclear/Renewable Energy Systems
  • 2.14.1 Thermal Storage and Desalination
  • 2.14.2 H 2 from High Temperature Steam Electrolysis
  • 2.14.3 Synthesized Transport Fuels
  • 2.14.4 Ammonia Production Coupled to IMSR
  • 2.14.5 Coupling IMSR Technology into Direct Reduction Steel with H 2
  • 2.15 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • New Approach to Energy Conversion Technology
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Waste Heat Recovery
  • 3.3 PCS Components.
  • 3.3.1 Heat Exchangers
  • 3.3.1.1 Recuperative HXs
  • 3.3.1.1.1 Metallic Radiation Recuperator
  • 3.3.1.1.2 Convective Recuperator
  • 3.3.1.1.3 Hybrid Recuperator
  • 3.3.1.1.4 Ceramic Recuperator
  • 3.3.1.2 Regenerative HXs
  • 3.3.1.3 Evaporative HXs
  • 3.3.2 Compact HXs
  • 3.4 Development of Gas Turbine
  • 3.5 Turbomachinery
  • 3.6 Heat Transfer Analysis
  • 3.7 Combined-Cycle Gas Power Plant
  • 3.8 Advanced Computational Materials Proposed for GEN IV Systems
  • 3.9 Material Classes Proposed for GEN IV Systems
  • 3.10 GEN IV Materials Challenges
  • 3.11 GEN IV Materials Fundamental Issues
  • 3.12 Capital Cost of Proposed GEN IV Reactors
  • 3.12.1 Economic and Technical of Combined-Cycle Performance
  • 3.12.2 Economic Evaluation Technique
  • 3.12.3 Output Enhancement
  • 3.12.3.1 Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling
  • 3.12.3.2 Power Augmentation
  • 3.13 Combined-Cycle PCS Driven GEN IV Nuclear Plant
  • 3.13.1 Modeling the Brayton Cycle
  • 3.13.2 Modeling the Rankine Cycle
  • 3.13.3 Results
  • References
  • Chapter 4
  • Advanced Power Conversion System Driven by Small Modular Reactors
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Currently Proposed Power Conversion Systems for SMRs
  • 4.3 Advanced Air-Brayton Power Conversion Systems
  • 4.4 Design Equations and Design Parameters
  • 4.4.1 Reactors
  • 4.4.2 Air Compressors and Turbines
  • 4.4.3 Heat Exchanger
  • 4.4.3.1 Primary Heat Exchangers-Sodium-to-Air, Molten Salt-to-Air
  • 4.4.3.2 Economizer-Air to Water
  • 4.4.3.3 Superheaters-Air to Steam
  • 4.4.3.4 Condenser-Steam to Water
  • 4.4.3.5 Recuperator-Air to Air
  • 4.4.3.6 Intercooler-Water to Air
  • 4.4.4 Pumps and Generators
  • 4.4.5 Connections and Uncertainty
  • 4.5 Predicted Performance of Small Modular NACC systems
  • 4.6 Performance Variation of Small Modular NACC Systems.
  • 4.7 Predicted Performance for Small Modular NARC Systems
  • 4.8 Performance Variation of Small Modular NARC Systems
  • 4.9 Predicted Performance for a Small Modular Intercooled NARC System
  • 4.10 Performance Variation of Small Modular Intercooled NARC Systems
  • 4.11 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5
  • Advanced Nuclear Open Air-Brayton Cycles for Highly Efficient Power Conversion
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Background
  • 5.3 Combined Cycle Feature
  • 5.4 Typical Cycles
  • 5.5 Analysis Methodology
  • 5.6 Validation of Methodology
  • 5.7 Modeling the Nuclear Combined Cycle
  • 5.7.1 Nominal Results for Combined Cycle Model
  • 5.7.2 Extension of Results for Peak Turbine Temperatures
  • 5.8 Modeling the Nuclear Recuperated Cycle
  • 5.8.1 Nominal Results for Recuperated Cycle Models
  • 5.8.2 Nominal Results for Recuperated Cycle
  • 5.9 Economic Impact
  • 5.10 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6
  • Heat pipe driven heat exchangers to avoid salt freezing and control tritium
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Heat transfer-the traditional application for heat pipes
  • 6.3 Prevention of coolant salt freezing
  • 6.4 Tritium capture
  • 6.5 Reactor systems and heat pipes design requirements
  • 6.5.1 Fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor
  • 6.5.2 Salt-cooled fusion systems
  • 6.5.3 Molten salt reactors
  • 6.6 Salt reactor heat exchanger requirements
  • 6.7 Heat pipe design and startup temperature
  • 6.7.1 Choice of fluid
  • 6.8 Heat transfer analysis
  • 6.8.1 Heat pipe operation limits
  • 6.8.1.1 Viscous limit
  • 6.8.1.2 Entrainment limit
  • 6.8.1.3 Boiling limit
  • 6.8.1.4 Sonic limit
  • 6.8.1.5 Wicking or capillary limit
  • 6.8.2 Sodium heat pipe experience
  • 6.9 Tritium control
  • 6.10 Status of technology and path forward
  • References.
  • Chapter 7
  • Salt cleanup and waste solidification for fission and fusion reactors
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Requirements
  • 7.2.1 Reactor salt requirements
  • 7.2.2 Molten salt separations requirements
  • 7.2.3 Final waste form requirements
  • 7.3 Separations
  • 7.3.1 Distillation
  • 7.3.2 Electrochemical separations
  • 7.4 Conversion of salt wastes to high-quality waste forms
  • 7.4.1 Conversion of halide wastes to iron phosphate gas
  • 7.4.2 Conversion of halide wastes to borosilicate glass
  • 7.5 Other considerations
  • 7.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix A
  • A combined cycle power conversion system for small modular LMFBR
  • References
  • APPENDIX B
  • Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system (DRACS)
  • References
  • Appendix C
  • Heat pipe general knowledge
  • Appendix D
  • Variable electricity and steam-cooled based load reactors
  • References
  • Appendix E
  • Variable electricity and steam-cooled based load reactors
  • References
  • Index
  • Back cover.