Safety evaluation of a reference design for the Magnetohydrodynamics Engineering Test Facility

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5493284· OSTI ID:5493284

A safety evaluation of the AVCO Conceptual Design for the MHD Engineering Test Facility has been performed. This evaluation was carried out by application of the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis methodology used previously for other facilites being designed and constructed as part of the national MHD program. The safety evaluation was intended to achieve a preliminary identification of system, subsystem, and component failure modes having the potential for equipment damage and/or personnel injury. The evaluation was performed for the ETF Reference Design operating in the postulated full-power condition, i.e., with both MHD and bottoming plant power generation cycles, and their required auxiliary systems, in maximum power output configurations.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Advanced Energy Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 5493284
• Report Number(s): FE-2363-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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