Conceptual Design and Physical Analysis of Multi-Purpose Heat Pipe Reactor Prototype

Li Panxiao; Zhang Zhipeng; Wang Chenglong; Zhang Dalin; Qiu Suizheng; Su Guanghui

doi:10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.S2.0133

Volume 44 Issue S2

Dec. 2023

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Li Panxiao, Zhang Zhipeng, Wang Chenglong, Zhang Dalin, Qiu Suizheng, Su Guanghui. Conceptual Design and Physical Analysis of Multi-Purpose Heat Pipe Reactor Prototype[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(S2): 133-139. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.S2.0133

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Li Panxiao, Zhang Zhipeng, Wang Chenglong, Zhang Dalin, Qiu Suizheng, Su Guanghui. Conceptual Design and Physical Analysis of Multi-Purpose Heat Pipe Reactor Prototype[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(S2): 133-139. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.S2.0133

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Conceptual Design and Physical Analysis of Multi-Purpose Heat Pipe Reactor Prototype

doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.S2.0133

Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

Received Date: 2023-07-11
Rev Recd Date: 2023-09-24
Publish Date: 2023-12-30

Abstract

Abstract

To verify the feasibility of the multipurpose micro heat pipe reactor nuclear power technology, an integrated experimental device for multipurpose heat pipe reactor power system was designed. This experimental device utilizes high-temperature potassium heat pipes to achieve core cooling and energy transfer processes, employs Stirling engines and bismuth cobaltite thermoelectric modules to realize dynamic and static thermoelectric conversion processes. In this paper, the prototype core physical design of the reactor was carried out using the Monte Carlo code MCNP, which provides technical support for the completion of the heat pipe reactor prototype. The validation results indicate that 80% enriched UN fuel can meet the design requirements; the core neutron spectrum exhibits a fast neutron distribution; when more than two B₄C poisons are oriented toward the core, the reactor can be safely shut down; and the core power peaking factor is 1.37. This research can serve as a reference for the critical experiments of the heat pipe reactor prototype.
- Heat pipe reactor,
- Prototype,
- Conceptual design,
- Core physical analysis

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