HYLIFE-II power conversion system design and cost study
- California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Materials Engineering
The power conversion system for the HYLIFE-2 fusion power plant has been defined to include the IHX's (intermediate heat exchangers) and everything that support the exchange of energy from the reactor. It is referred to simply as the BOP (balance of plant) in the rest of this report. The above is a convenient division between the reactor equipment and the rest of the fusion power plant since the BOP design and cost then depend only on the specification of the thermal power to the IHX's and the temperature of the primary Flibe coolant into and out of the IHX's, and is almost independent of the details of the reactor design. The main efforts during the first year have been on the definition and thermal-hydraulics of the IHX's, the steam generators and the steam power plant, leading to the definition of a reference BOP with the molten salt, Flibe, as the primary coolant. A summary of the key results in each of these areas is given in this report.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Materials Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6137961
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-CR-105908; ON: DE91008566; TRN: 91-006856
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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