Operation and analysis of a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle.
- S. Wright, R. Radel, M. Vernon, P. Pickard, G. Rochau
- Environmental Science
- 1 September 2010
Sandia National Laboratories is investigating advanced Brayton cycles using supercritical working fluids for use with solar, nuclear or fossil heat sources. The focus of this work has been on the…
Molten-Salt-Cooled Advanced High-Temperature Reactor for Production of Hydrogen and Electricity
- C. Forsberg, P. Peterson, P. Pickard
- Engineering
- 1 December 2003
Abstract The molten-salt-cooled Advanced High-Temperature Reactor (AHTR) is a new reactor concept designed to provide very high-temperature (750 to 1000°C) heat to enable efficient low-cost…
Nuclear Production of Hydrogen Using Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycles
- L. Brown, G. Besenbruch, J. Funk
- Environmental Science, Engineering
- 1 July 2002
The purpose of this work is to determine the potential for efficient, cost-effective, large-scale production of hydrogen utilizing high-temperature heat from an advanced nuclear power station in a…
Concept Design for a High Temperature Helium Brayton Cycle with Interstage Heating and Cooling
- S. Wright, M. Vernon, P. Pickard
- Materials Science
- 1 December 2013
Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle Power Generation Development Program and Initial Test Results
- S. Wright, P. Pickard, R. Fuller, R. Radel, M. Vernon
- Engineering
- 2009
The DOE Office of Nuclear Energy and Sandia National Labs are investigating supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles as a potentially more efficient and compact power conversion system for advanced nuclear…
Advanced CSiC Composites for High-temperature Nuclear Heat Transport with Helium, Molten Salts, and Sulphur-iodine Thermochemical Hydrogen Process Fluids
- C. Forsberg, P. Peterson, P. Pickard
- Materials Science
- 2004
This paper discusses the use of liquid-silicon-impregnated (LSI) carbon-carbon composites for the development of compact and inexpensive heat exchangers, piping, vessels and pumps capable of…
Safety Related Physical Phenomena for Coupled High-Temperature Reactors and Hydrogen Production Facilities
- C. Forsberg, M. Gorensek, S. Herring, P. Pickard
- Environmental Science
- 2008
High-temperature reactors are a potential low-carbon source of high-temperature heat for chemical plants—including hydrogen production plants and refineries. Unlike electricity, high temperature heat…
An Integrated Laboratory-Scale Experiment on the Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Cycle for Hydrogen Production
- R. Moore, E. Parma, P. Pickard
- Engineering
- 2008
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), General Atomics Corporation (GA) and the French Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (CEA) have been conducting laboratory-scale experiments to investigate the…
Numerical study of sulfur trioxide decomposition in bayonet type heat exchanger and chemical decomposer with porous media zone and different packed bed designs
- Vijaisri Nagarajan, V. Ponyavin, Yitung Chen, M. Vernon, P. Pickard, A. Hechanova
- Chemistry, Engineering
- 1 November 2008
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