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📘 Chapter 7: Combined Cycles, Desalination, and Hydrogen Production
Complementary Resources, Guided Explorations, and Simulation Tools
⚠️ Important Notes About These Resources
The resources on this page complement the content of Chapter 7 in Advanced Modeling of Thermodynamic Cycles of Nuclear Power Plants.
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📌 7.1.2 Single Pressure Combined Cycle
Key Concepts Covered:
- Single pressure combined cycle design and thermodynamic analysis.
Complementary Resources:
🔄 Guided Exploration
Single Pressure Combined Cycle — Introduction to the thermodynamics and modeling of a single pressure combined cycle. GE: C-M3-V1: Single pressure combined cycle →
📊 Slides
Single Pressure Combined Cycle Exercise — A slide set accompanying the combined cycle exercise. Diapason: S41En →
📌 7.1.3 Dual Pressure Level Combined Cycle
Key Concepts Covered:
- Optimization of a dual pressure combined cycle using the pinch analysis method.
Complementary Resources:
🔄 Guided Exploration
Optimization of a Dual Pressure Combined Cycle by Pinch Analysis — Applies the pinch method to optimize a dual pressure level combined cycle. GE: OPT-2: Optimization of a combined cycle by the pinch method →
📌 7.1.5 Kalina Cycle
Key Concepts Covered:
- Kalina cycle thermodynamics and applications.
Complementary Resources:
📖 Thematic Page
Kalina Cycle Overview — An introduction to the Kalina cycle and its thermodynamic principles. Kalina Cycle →
📌 7.2 Desalination of Seawater
Key Concepts Covered:
- Desalination processes and evapoconcentration techniques.
- Salt water thermodynamic model for simulation.
Complementary Resources:
📖 Thematic Pages and Models
Desalination and Evapoconcentration — An overview of desalination processes and evapoconcentration methods. Desalination Overview →
Salt Water Model — Thermodynamic model for salt water used in desalination simulations. Salt Water Model →
📌 7.3.3 Electrolysers
Key Concepts Covered:
- Electrolyser modeling for hydrogen production using nuclear heat.
Complementary Resources:
📖 Model
Electrolyser Model — Thermodynamic model for high-temperature steam electrolysis used in hydrogen production. Electrolyzer Model →
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