Modeling of a nuclear combined heat and power station supplying heat to remote municipal customers—the case of Poland
Abstract
Nuclear power is advocated as a cheap, clean and reliable source of electric power for both industry and the household sector.This paper focuses on technical issues relating to commissioning a cogeneration unit for use in combination with a typicalPressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Three heat extraction possibilities were analyzed and modeled in order to identify themost favorable option based on various criteria. The investigated possibilities of heat extraction were turbine bypass, steambleeding and partial removal of heat from the network of regenerating heat exchangers.The working conditions of a municipal heat network, such as pressure drop and heat losses, were calculated and adapted tothe conurbation centered on Gdansk (Poland). Annual demand was analyzed in light of the current state of development ofthe heating network. The operating parameters of the power plant were based on the Asco Nuclear Power Station in Spain.It was observed that certain heat extraction methods could deliver a significant increase in the weighted utilization factor.References
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Abstracts of 8th International Conference: Nuclear Option in Countries
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pathways using viable mixes of nuclear and renewables,
Applied Energy 143 (2015) 451 – 459.
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URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article
/pii/S0306261915000124
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on carbon emissions from power generation – the nuclear
energy example, Applied Energy 118 (2014) 68 – 82.
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URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/
article/pii/S0306261913010143
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Published
2018-11-06
How to Cite
CHOLEWIŃSKI, Maciej; TOMKÓW, Łukasz Tadeusz.
Modeling of a nuclear combined heat and power station supplying heat to remote municipal customers—the case of Poland.
Journal of Power Technologies, [S.l.], v. 98, n. 3, p. 255–266, nov. 2018.
ISSN 2083-4195.
Available at: <https://papers.itc.pw.edu.pl/index.php/JPT/article/view/993>. Date accessed: 22 dec. 2024.
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Section
Nuclear Power
Keywords
nuclear power, cogeneration, district heating systems, energy conversion
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