<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is aimed at analysis of possible application of helium to cooling high-temperature nuclear reactor to be used for generating steam in contemporary ship steam-turbine power plants of a large output with taking into account in particular variable operational parameters. In the first part of the paper types of contemporary ship power plants are presented. Features of today applied PWR reactors and proposed HTR reactors are discussed. Next, issues of load variability of the ship nuclear power plants, features of the proposed thermal cycles and results of their thermodynamic calculations in variable operational conditions, are presented.</p></abstract>

This paper is aimed at analysis of possible application of helium to cooling high-temperature nuclear reactor to be used for generating steam in contemporary ship steam-turbine power plants of a large output with taking into account in particular variable operational parameters. In the first part of the paper types of contemporary ship power plants are presented. Features of today applied PWR reactors and proposed HTR reactors are discussed. Next, issues of load variability of the ship nuclear power plants, features of the proposed thermal cycles and results of their thermodynamic calculations in variable operational conditions, are presented.

Analysis of Possible Application of High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors to Contemporary Large-Output Steam Power Plants on Ships

Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Polish Maritime Research

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This paper is aimed at analysis of possible application of helium to cooling high-temperature nuclear reactor to be used for generating steam in contemporary...

Analysis of Possible Application of High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors to Contemporary Large-Output Steam Power Plants on Ships

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Juni 2016

Seitenbereich: 32 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0018

Schlüsselwörter
ship power plants, steam turbines, nuclear reactors, PWR, HTR, variable operational conditions

© 2016 T. Kowalczyk et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Possible Application of High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors to Contemporary Large-Output Steam Power Plants on Ships

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Juni 2016

Seitenbereich: 32 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0018

Schlüsselwörtership power plants, steam turbines, nuclear reactors, PWR, HTR, variable operational conditions

© 2016 T. Kowalczyk et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
ship power plants, steam turbines, nuclear reactors, PWR, HTR, variable operational conditions