In a nuclear power plant heat is transferred in the nuclear reactor to liquid sodium. The liquid sodium is then pumped to a heat exchanger where heat is transferred to steam. The steam leaves this heat exchanger as saturated vapor at 5 MPa, and is then superheated in an external gas fired superheater to 600°C. The steam then enters the turbine, which has one steam extaction point at 0.4 MPa, where steam flows to an open feedwater heater operating at this pressure. The turbine efficiency is 75% and the condenser pressure 7.5 kPa.

In a nuclear power plant heat is transferred in the nuclear reactor to liquid sodium. The liquid sodium is then pumped to a heat exchanger where heat is transferred to steam. The steam leaves this heat exchanger as saturated vapor at 5 MPa, and is then superheated in an external gas fired superheater to 600°C. The steam then enters the turbine, which has one steam extaction point at 0.4 MPa, where steam flows to an open feedwater heater operating at this pressure. The turbine efficiency is 75% and the condenser pressure 7.5 kPa.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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