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An Experimental Test Facility to Support Development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor
Abstract
The need for high-temperature (greater than 600 C) energy exchange and delivery systems is significantly increasing as the world strives to improve energy efficiency and develop alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. Liquid fluoride salts are one of the few energy transport fluids that have the capability of operating at high temperatures in combination with low system pressures. The Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor design uses fluoride salt to remove core heat and interface with a power conversion system. Although a significant amount of experimentation has been performed with these salts, specific aspects of this reactor concept will require experimental confirmation during the development process. The experimental facility described here has been constructed to support the development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor concept. The facility is capable of operating at up to 700 C and incorporates a centrifugal pump to circulate FLiNaK salt through a removable test section. A unique inductive heating technique is used to apply heat to the test section, allowing heat transfer testing to be performed. An air-cooled heat exchanger removes added heat. Supporting loop infrastructure includes a pressure control system; trace heating system; and a complement of instrumentation to measure salt flow, temperatures, and pressures aroundmore »
- Authors:
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- ORNL
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1114259
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Annals of Nuclear Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 64; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fluoride salt reactor FLiNaK
Citation Formats
Yoder, Jr, Graydon L, Aaron, Adam M, Cunningham, Richard Burns, Fugate, David L, Holcomb, David Eugene, Kisner, Roger A, Peretz, Fred J, Robb, Kevin R, Wilgen, John B, and Wilson, Dane F. An Experimental Test Facility to Support Development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2013.08.008.
Yoder, Jr, Graydon L, Aaron, Adam M, Cunningham, Richard Burns, Fugate, David L, Holcomb, David Eugene, Kisner, Roger A, Peretz, Fred J, Robb, Kevin R, Wilgen, John B, & Wilson, Dane F. An Experimental Test Facility to Support Development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2013.08.008
Yoder, Jr, Graydon L, Aaron, Adam M, Cunningham, Richard Burns, Fugate, David L, Holcomb, David Eugene, Kisner, Roger A, Peretz, Fred J, Robb, Kevin R, Wilgen, John B, and Wilson, Dane F. 2014.
"An Experimental Test Facility to Support Development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2013.08.008.
@article{osti_1114259,
title = {An Experimental Test Facility to Support Development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor},
author = {Yoder, Jr, Graydon L and Aaron, Adam M and Cunningham, Richard Burns and Fugate, David L and Holcomb, David Eugene and Kisner, Roger A and Peretz, Fred J and Robb, Kevin R and Wilgen, John B and Wilson, Dane F},
abstractNote = {The need for high-temperature (greater than 600 C) energy exchange and delivery systems is significantly increasing as the world strives to improve energy efficiency and develop alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. Liquid fluoride salts are one of the few energy transport fluids that have the capability of operating at high temperatures in combination with low system pressures. The Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor design uses fluoride salt to remove core heat and interface with a power conversion system. Although a significant amount of experimentation has been performed with these salts, specific aspects of this reactor concept will require experimental confirmation during the development process. The experimental facility described here has been constructed to support the development of the Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor concept. The facility is capable of operating at up to 700 C and incorporates a centrifugal pump to circulate FLiNaK salt through a removable test section. A unique inductive heating technique is used to apply heat to the test section, allowing heat transfer testing to be performed. An air-cooled heat exchanger removes added heat. Supporting loop infrastructure includes a pressure control system; trace heating system; and a complement of instrumentation to measure salt flow, temperatures, and pressures around the loop. The initial experiment is aimed at measuring fluoride salt heat transfer inside a heated pebble bed similar to that used for the core of the pebble bed advanced high-temperature reactor. This document describes the details of the loop design, auxiliary systems used to support the facility, the inductive heating system, and facility capabilities.},
doi = {10.1016/j.anucene.2013.08.008},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1114259},
journal = {Annals of Nuclear Energy},
issn = {0306-4549},
number = ,
volume = 64,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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