TY  - JOUR
T1  - Energy and Exergy Analysis of Magnetohydrodynamic Nuclear Fission Reactor
(MHD-NFR) Cycle
AU - Shayestehnezhad, Alireza AU - Khalilarya, Shahram AU - Jafamadar, Samad 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
SP  - 1498
EP  - 1509
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.1498.1509
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.1498.1509
KW  - Energy
KW  -exergy
KW  -Faraday
KW  -MHD
KW  -NFR
KW  -heat
AB  - This study aims at investigating closed-cycle MHD power plant with individual unit capacity of 250
MW and using helium and xenon mixture as a working gas. The heat source required to produce the gas flow
supplied by the nuclear fission reactor. Using mass, energy and exergy balance equations all cycle equipment
have been analyzed individually and energy efficiency, exergy efficiency and irreversibility has been calculated
for each of them as required. The results of the analysis show that the maximum efficiency of the first and
second law of the cycle at a nominal load of 250 MW with a temperature output of 2300 K and enthalpy
extraction 34.79% using a Faraday MHD generator are 51.17%. Paying more attention to the exergy destruction
ratio is about 48.83% of the exergy entering in CCMHD cycles. Hence, the remaining 51.17% is converted to
power. The MHD generator in this case is the most important cause of exergy destruction in cycle about 20%.
Effects of compressor stage number, regenerator efficiency and cooler operating temperature on plant efficiency
were studied.
ER  -