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Design and study for an MHTGR Gas Turbine Power Plant

Conference · · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)
OSTI ID:6087453
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  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
The combination of the direct gas turbine cycle with the modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor offers an attractive near-term energy option. A conceptual design for an modular gas turbine power plant based on the DOE 350 MWth prismatic MHTGR reactor with 850{degrees}C outlet temperature has been developed. This paper presents a description of the plant design. The system performance is analyzed and compared to that of the equivalent steam-cycle MHTGR. It is demonstrated that the MHTGR-GT has potential to offer both high system performance and lower cost than the MHTGR steam-cycle power plant.
OSTI ID:
6087453
Report Number(s):
CONF-9104106--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Journal Volume: 53
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English