Table of Contents — Volume 2

Advanced Modeling of Thermodynamic Cycles of Nuclear Power Plants

5. Medium Temperature Steam Power Cycles

5.1 Main Categories of Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors

5.2 Architecture of PWRs

5.3 Architecture of BWRs

5.4 Architecture of RBMK Reactors

5.5 Architecture of CANDU Reactors

5.6 Implications for the Secondary Circuit

5.7 Moisture Separator Reheater

5.8 Expansion in the Wet Steam Region

5.8.1 Reduced Polytropic Efficiency

5.8.2 Increased Mechanical and Chemical Stress on Turbine Blades

5.8.3 Condensate Removal in Turbines

5.8.4 Suboptimal Flow Rates for Feedwater Heating

5.9 Secondary Circuits of Water-Cooled Reactors

5.9.1 Naval Propulsion

5.9.2 Thermodynamic Cycles of Electricity Generation WCRs

5.10 ORC Power Plants

5.11 Binary Cycles

5.12 Conclusion

5.13 References