Analyses of the Effect of Cycle Inlet Temperature on the Precooler and Plant Efficiency of the Simple and Intercooled Helium Gas Turbine Cycles for Generation IV Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) precooler coolant temperature is critical to performance because it impacts the work required to increase the coolant pressure. Variation of the coolant temperature results in varied precooler hot gas temperatures, which are cooled before re-entry. For recirculation, the he...

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Main Authors: Arnold Gad-Briggs, Theoklis Nikolaidis, Pericles Pilidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
NPP
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/4/319