User's guide for the GSMP/OCMHD system code
The Systems Analysis group of the ANL Engineering Division conducts overall system studies for various power plant concepts, utilizing a computer simulation code. Analytical investigations explore a range of possible performance variables, in order to determine the sensitivity of a specific plant design to variation in key system parameters and, ultimately, to establish probable system performance limits. To accomplish this task, a Generalized System Modeling Program (GSMP) has been developed that will analyze and simulate the particular system of interest for any number of different configurations, automatically holding constraints while conducting either sensitivity studies or optimizations. One system investigated, while developing the ANL/GSMP code, is an open-cycle magneto-hydrodynamic (OCMHD) power plant. By linking mathematical models representing these OCMHD power plant components to the executive level GSMP driver the resulting system code, GSMP/OCMHD, can be used to simulate any OCMHD power plant configuration. This report, a user's guide for GSMP/OCMHD, describes the process for setting up an OCMHD configuration, preparing the input defining that configuration, running the computer code and interpreting the results generated.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6939569
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MHD--80-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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