Thermodynamic and economic analyses of HTGR cogeneration system performance at various operating conditions for proposing optimized deployment scenarios

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1316-1325

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Yoshikawa, Hidekazu ^a   Ishii, Hirotake ^a   Shimoda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cogeneration system; Exergy analysis; Exergy based cost analysis; HTGR; Hydrogen production; Performance analysis

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EXERGY; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

COGENERATION SYSTEM; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY-BASED COST ANALYSIS; HTGR; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 59349118155     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.45.1316     Document Type: Article

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