Heat pipe heat exchanger for high temperature nuclear reactor technology

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dc.contributor.authorDobson, Robert T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLaubscher, Rynoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-06T17:27:29Z
dc.date.available2014-07-06T17:27:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionCITATION: Dobson, R. T. & Laubscher, R. 2013. Heat pipe heat exchanger for high temperature nuclear reactor technology, Frontiers in Heat Pipes, 4, 023002, doi:10.5098/fhp.v4.2.3002.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.thermalfluidscentral.org
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: When a high temperature nuclear reactor is used to supply process heat, nuclear regulators require an intermediate heat transfer loop between the primary reactor coolant stream and the secondary process heat stream. A sodium-charged heat pipe heat exchanger design is presented that circumvents the need for an intermediate coolant loop. This is done by physically separating the reactor coolant and secondary coolant by two pipe walls, and a vapour section and a liquid section. This tritium diffusion resistant design for the re-heater, preheater, steam generator and super-heater heat supply system of a 232 MW-electrical pebble bed modular reactor heat source for a superheated Rankine power cycle is presented. A theoretical model was then used to produce preliminary design sizes (tube sizes, tube lengths, working fluid, etc.) for a sodium-charged heat exchanger to be used with a high temperature gas-cooled reactor.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaaraf_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.thermalfluidscentral.org/journals/index.php/Heat_Pipes/article/view/329
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent7 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDobson, R. T. & Laubscher, R. 2013. Heat pipe heat exchanger for high temperature nuclear reactor technology, Frontiers in Heat Pipes, 4, 023002, doi:10.5098/fhp.v4.2.3002.
dc.identifier.issn2155-658X (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.5098/fhp.v4.2.3002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/89325
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherGlobal Digital Centralen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectElectric reactorsen_ZA
dc.subjectNuclear reactorsen_ZA
dc.subjectHeat pipesen_ZA
dc.subjectHeat exchangersen_ZA
dc.titleHeat pipe heat exchanger for high temperature nuclear reactor technologyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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