Abstract
Abstract The Fukushima accident reveals the need for additional safety systems for nuclear power plants. One promising option is the supercritical carbon-dioxide (sCO2) heat removal system, which consists of a simple Brayton cycle. This study provides an overview of the extensions and validation of the thermal-hydraulic system code ATHLET for the simulation of sCO2 power cycles, especially with regard to the sCO2 heat removal system. The properties of CO2, heat transfer and pressure drop correlations, as well as compact heat exchanger and turbomachinery modelling are considered.
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