Reactor core design optimization of the 200 MWt Pb–Bi cooled fast reactor for hydrogen production
✍ Scribed by Epung Saepul Bahrum; Zaki Su'ud; Abdul Waris; Bambang Ari Wahjoedi; Dian Fitriyani
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0149-1970
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✦ Synopsis
In this study reactor core geometrical optimization of 200 MWt PbeBi cooled long life fast reactor for hydrogen production has been conducted. The reactor life time is 20 years and the fuel type is UN-PuN. Geometrical core configurations considered in this study are balance, pancake and tall cylindrical cores. For the hydrogen production unit we adopt steam membrane reforming hydrogen gas production. The optimum operating temperature for the catalytic reaction is 540 C. Fast reactor design optimization calculation was run by using FI-ITB-CHI software package. The design criteria were restricted by the multiplication factor that should be less than 1.002, the average outlet coolant temperature 550 C and the maximum coolant outlet temperature less than 700 C. By taking into account of the hydrogen production as well as corrosion resulting from PbeBi, the balance cylindrical geometrical core design with diameter and height of the active core of 157 cm each, the inlet coolant temperature of 350 C and the coolant flow rate of 7000 kg/s were preferred as the best design parameters.