The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) is an advanced helium-cooled, graphite-moderated High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR). A 400 MWt PBMR Demonstration Power Plant (DPP) for the production of electricity is being developed in South Africa. This PBMR technology is also an ideal heat source for process heat applications, including Steam Methane Reforming, steam for Oil Sands bitumen recovery, Hydrogen Production and co-generation (process heat and/or electricity and/or process steam) for petrochemical industries. The cycle configuration used to transport the heat of the reactor to the process plant or to convert the reactor’s heat into electricity or steam directly influences the cycle efficiency and plant economics. The choice of cycle configuration depends on the process requirements and is influenced by practical considerations, component and material limitations, maintenance, controllability, safety, performance, risk and cost. This paper provides an overview of the use of a PBMR reactor for process applications and possible cycle configurations are presented for applications which require high temperature process heat and/or electricity.
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14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 17–20, 2006
Miami, Florida, USA
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-4244-4
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PBMR as an Ideal Heat Source for High-Temperature Process Heat Applications
Scott Penfield
Scott Penfield
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Michael Correia
PBMR (Pty) Ltd.
Renee´ Greyvenstein
PBMR (Pty) Ltd.
Fred Silady
Technology Insights
Scott Penfield
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ICONE14-89473, pp. 843-852; 10 pages
Published Online:
September 17, 2008
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Correia, M, Greyvenstein, R, Silady, F, & Penfield, S. "PBMR as an Ideal Heat Source for High-Temperature Process Heat Applications." Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 3: Structural Integrity; Nuclear Engineering Advances; Next Generation Systems; Near Term Deployment and Promotion of Nuclear Energy. Miami, Florida, USA. July 17–20, 2006. pp. 843-852. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE14-89473
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