A conceptual design of a direct Brayton-cycle marine power plant is presented. The design is a modification of the commercial MGR-GT, as proposed by James Staudt, sized to produce 40,000 shaft horsepower (SHP) and 5 MW of ship service electrical power. The requirements of a shipboard power plant are discussed and the design changes that must be made to the components of a commercial power plant in order to fit them into the demanding environment of a ship at sea are detailed. The final design consists of an 80-MWth passively-safe pebble bed reactor with an outlet temperature of 850. (JES)


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    Title :

    Design Study of a Modular Gas-Cooled, Closed-Brayton Cycle Reactor for Marine Use


    Contributors:
    R. D. Lantz (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    171 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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