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TRANSFORMING ENERGY LECTURE SERIES - SPRING 2007
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Supercritical Fluids: Applications for Future Nuclear Plant Designs
Lecturer: Michael Corradini - University of Wisconsin
Original Air Date: Friday, April 20th at 2:00pm
Abstract: In the midst of new power cycle designs being studied for future power plants, the use of supercritical fluid has generated more and more interest for the scientific and engineering community. Indeed it has been shown that use of supercritical fluid can simplify the cycle by avoiding the presence of a second phase, and can increase the thermal efficiency due to an increased operating temperature. Generation IV reactor systems whether they be thermal reactor systems or fast reactor systems have been considering the use of supercritical fluids for energy transfer, power conversion or production of other energy products (e.g., hydrogen). This talk will present an overview of Gen-IV reactor systems as well as discuss some of the more challenging engineering research in supercritical fluids; e.g., supercritical fluid stability, heat transfer degradation, critical flow.
