Abstract
Lead-bismuth fast reactor is one of the six generation IV reactors proposed by GIF. It is a kind of innovative reactor which has higher safety performance and economy. This kind of reactor can be used for producing electricity, producing heat for industry and other applications. Extracting the oil under the ground is one of them because the high quality steam produced by the reactor facilitates the extraction of oil. Considering that its situation of application is strongly different from the normal reactors which produce electricity and which are built for a long time, the customer needs of this kind of reactor should be well researched before its design.
The TRIZ is a kind of systematic analysis method for innovation. It is a series of tools directs the inventor to invent in an optimal way. In TRIZ tools, there are some methods for recognizing customer needs. Main Parameter of Value (MPV) is one of them. Main Parameter of Value is a description of the parameter(s) that contribute most to Customer Value. MPVs are the most important parameters that should be considered in the design.
This article formulates MPV analysis method and applies the MPV analysis on finding the main parameters for the design of the lead-bismuth fast reactor for oil. With this method, the most importance parameters of reactor are determined and ranked. This work can provide the experience of MPV analysis on the reactor design.
