Advanced search
Publication Cover
Nuclear Technology Volume 84, 1989 - Issue 2
Submit an article Journal homepage
3
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Technical Paper

Power Optimization of an Indirect Gas-Cooled Nuclear Reactor Plant

Chih WuU.S. Naval Academy, Department of Mechanical Engineering Annapolis, Maryland 21402
Pages 123-127 | Published online: 10 May 2017

References

  • F. L. CURZON and B. AHLBORN, “Efficiency of a Carnot Engine at Maximum Power Output,” Am. J. Phys., 43, 22 (1975).
  • M. H. RUBIN, “Optical Configuration of a Class or Irreversible Engine I,” Phys. Rev., A19, 1272 (1979).
  • B. ANDRESEN, P. SALAMON and R. S. BERRY, “Thermodynamics in Finite Time Extremals for Imperfect Heat Engines,” J. Chem. Phys., 66, 1571 (1977).
  • B. ANDRESEN, P. SALAMON, A. NITZAN and R. S. BERRY, “Thermodynamics in Finite Time I. The Step Carnot Cycle,” Phys. Rev., A15, 2086 (1977).
  • B. ANDRESEN, P. SALAMON and R. S. BERRY, “Thermodynamics in Finite Time,” Phys. Today, 37, 9, 62 (1984).
  • P. SALAMON, B. ANDRESEN and R. S. BERRY, “Thermodynamics in Finite Time, II, Potentials for Finite-Time Processes,” Phys. Rev., A15, 2094 (1977).
  • H. B. CALLEN, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2nd ed., Wiley Publishing, Inc., New York (1985).
  • M. MOZURKEWICH and R. S. BERRY, “Optimization of a Heat Engine Based on a Dissipative System,” J. Appl. Phys., 54, 7, 3651 (1983).
  • Y. B. BAND, O. KAFRI and P. SALAMON, “Finite Time Thermodynamics: Optimal Expansion of a Heated Working Fluid,” J. Appl. Phys., 53, 1, 8 (1982).
  • M. H. RUBIN, “Figure of Merit for Energy Conversion Process,” Am. J. Phys., 46, 637 (1978).
  • M. H. RUBIN and B. ANDRESEN, “Optimal Staging of Endoreversible Heat Engine,” J. Appl. Phys., 53, 1, 1 (1982).
  • M. H. RUBIN, “Optimum Configuration of a Class of Irreversible Heat Engine, II,” Phys. Rev., A19, 1277 (1985).
  • C. WU, “A Performance Bound for Real OTEC Heat Engines,” J. Ocean Eng., 14, 4, 349 (1987).
  • C. WU, “Optimal Performance of a Cascade Endoreversible Cycle,” 87-WA/DSC-6, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1987).
  • C. WU, “Power Optimization of a Finite-Time Carnot Heat Engine,” J. Energy, 28, 3, 207 (1988).
  • F. DANIELS, “Small Gas-Cycle Reactor Offers Economic Power,” Nucleonics, 34 (1956).
  • M. M. EL-WAKIL, Nuclear Energy Conversion, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, Illinois (1982).
  • F. F. HUANG, Engineering Thermodynamics Fundamentals and Applications, Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., New York (1976).

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.