Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors

Bartel, N.; Chen, M.; Utgikar, V. P.; Sun, X.; Kim, I. -H.; Christensen, R.; Sabharwall, P.

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2015.03.029

Title: Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors

Abstract

A comparative evaluation of alternative compact heat exchanger designs for use as the intermediate heat exchanger in advanced nuclear reactor systems is presented in this article. Candidate heat exchangers investigated included the Printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) and offset strip-fin heat exchanger (OSFHE). Both these heat exchangers offer high surface area to volume ratio (a measure of compactness [m2/m3]), high thermal effectiveness, and overall low pressure drop. Helium–helium heat exchanger designs for different heat exchanger types were developed for a 600 MW thermal advanced nuclear reactor. The wavy channel PCHE with a 15° pitch angle was found to offer optimum combination of heat transfer coefficient, compactness and pressure drop as compared to other alternatives. The principles of the comparative analysis presented here will be useful for heat exchanger evaluations in other applications as well.

Authors:

Bartel, N. ^[1]; Chen, M. ^[2]; Utgikar, V. P. ^[1]; Sun, X. ^[2]; Kim, I. -H. ^[2]; Christensen, R. ^[2]; Sabharwall, P. ^[3]

Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Publication Date:: Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1188614

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1250060

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-15-35644
Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549; TRN: US1500527

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford); Journal Volume: 81; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; colburn factor; flow area; heat transfer surface area

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                    Bartel, N., Chen, M., Utgikar, V. P., Sun, X., Kim, I. -H., Christensen, R., and Sabharwall, P. Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Bartel, N., Chen, M., Utgikar, V. P., Sun, X., Kim, I. -H., Christensen, R., & Sabharwall, P. Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.03.029

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                    Bartel, N., Chen, M., Utgikar, V. P., Sun, X., Kim, I. -H., Christensen, R., and Sabharwall, P. Sat .  
"Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.03.029.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1188614.

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  title        = {Comparative analysis of compact heat exchangers for application as the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear reactors},

  author       = {Bartel, N. and Chen, M. and Utgikar, V. P. and Sun, X. and Kim, I. -H. and Christensen, R. and Sabharwall, P.},

  abstractNote = {A comparative evaluation of alternative compact heat exchanger designs for use as the intermediate heat exchanger in advanced nuclear reactor systems is presented in this article. Candidate heat exchangers investigated included the Printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) and offset strip-fin heat exchanger (OSFHE). Both these heat exchangers offer high surface area to volume ratio (a measure of compactness [m2/m3]), high thermal effectiveness, and overall low pressure drop. Helium–helium heat exchanger designs for different heat exchanger types were developed for a 600 MW thermal advanced nuclear reactor. The wavy channel PCHE with a 15° pitch angle was found to offer optimum combination of heat transfer coefficient, compactness and pressure drop as compared to other alternatives. The principles of the comparative analysis presented here will be useful for heat exchanger evaluations in other applications as well.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.anucene.2015.03.029},

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  year         = {Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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