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Exergy analysis for Generation IV nuclear plant optimization
Author(s) -
Gomez Adrien,
AzzaroPantel Catherine,
Domenech Serge,
Pibouleau Luc,
Latgé Christian,
Haubensack David,
Dumaz Patrick
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.1575
Subject(s) - exergy , cogeneration , degree rankine , process engineering , brayton cycle , rankine cycle , work (physics) , electricity , exergy efficiency , engineering , electricity generation , nuclear engineering , environmental science , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , electrical engineering , power (physics) , physics , heat exchanger
This paper deals with the application of the exergy concept to an energy production system involving a very high temperature reactor coupled with an innovative electricity‐generating cycle. The objective is to propose a general approach to quantify exergy destruction of the involved process components, modelled by a thermodynamic simulator Proceedings of the Conference on High Temperature Reactors , Beijing, China, 22–24 September 2004, International Atomic Agency, Vienna (Austria), HTR‐2004; 1–11). The minimization of exergy destruction is then identified as the optimization criterion used in an optimization framework based on a genetic algorithm, in which the model is embedded. Finally, the approach is applied to electrical production by a Brayton–Rankine combined cycle connected to a nuclear reactor. Some typical results are presented. The perspectives of this work including the cogeneration of hydrogen and electricity are highlighted. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.