Thermal analysis of supercritical CO2 power cycles: Assessment of their suitability to the forthcoming sodium fast reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 250, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-34

  Perez Pichel G D ^a   Linares, J I ^a   Herranz, L E ^b   Moratilla, B Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FAST REACTORS; MACHINERY; RANKINE CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SODIUM; THERMOANALYSIS;

BALANCE OF PLANT; COMMERCIAL REACTOR; CYCLE PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; SODIUM FAST REACTORS; SUPERCRITICAL CO2; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WORKING PARAMETERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84864451576     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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