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Mineo, Hideaki; Nishihara, Tetsuo; Ohashi, Hirofumi; Goto, Minoru; Sato, Hiroyuki; Takegami, Hiroaki
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO, 62(9), p.504 - 508, 2020/09
High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) is one of thermal neutron reactor-type that employs helium gas coolant and graphite moderator. It has excellent inherent safety and can supply high-temperature heat which can be used not only for electric power generation but also for a wide range of application such as hydrogen production. Therefore, HTGR is expected to be an effective technology for reducing greenhouse gases in Japan as well as overseas. In this paper, we will introduce the forefront of technological development that JAEA is working toward the realization of an HTGR system consisting of a high temperature gas reactor and heat utilization facilities such as gas-turbine power generation and hydrogen production.
Sato, Hiroyuki; Yan, X.
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 343, p.178 - 186, 2019/03
Times Cited Count:11 Percentile:76.40(Nuclear Science & Technology)A hybrid system combining HTGR and renewable energy is investigated to compensate intermittent renewable energy power generation. A new proposal of using the inventory and bypass control devices already built in the gas turbine, is found to be effective to compensate hourly to daily variation of renewable energy. The reactor thermal power remains at constant full power while the heat output is increased or decreased subject to the need of reactor power generation. On the other hand, the massive heat capacity in the graphite core is shown to be sufficient to compensate renewable energy on a time scale of seconds to minutes and up to about 20% of the rated power output of the nuclear plant. Similarly, no additional control devices are required to perform this control operation. These findings demonstrate the technical and economic potential of the HTGR system to maintain the stability of a grid being incorporated with significant portfolios of renewable energy power generation.
Humrickhouse, P. W.*; Sato, Hiroyuki; Imai, Yoshiyuki; Sumita, Junya; Yan, X.
Proceedings of 9th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR 2018) (USB Flash Drive), 9 Pages, 2018/10
This work describes the development of a RELAP5-3D model of the HTTR-GT/H plant secondary system. The RELAP5-3D model presently includes detailed models of several of the heat exchangers in the secondary system as well as the turbomachinery, which includes two compressors and two gas turbines connected to a common shaft and motor. The predictions of the model agreed well to design parameters in both sole power generation and hydrogen co-generation modes in most instances. Both the turbomachinery and heat exchanger models rely on extensive customization via RELAP5-3D control variables, and these implementations are outlined in detail. Potential improvements to the RELAP5-3D turbine model are discussed.
Sato, Hiroyuki; Nomoto, Yasunobu*; Horii, Shoichi*; Sumita, Junya; Yan, X.
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 329, p.247 - 254, 2018/04
Times Cited Count:12 Percentile:76.34(Nuclear Science & Technology)This paper presents the system performance evaluation for HTTR gas turbine cogeneration test plant (HTTR-GT/H plant) so as to confirm that the design meets the requirements with respect to the demonstration test objective. Start-up and shut down operation sequences as well as operability of load following operation were investigated. In addition, system dynamic and control analyses for the test plant in the events of loss of generator load and upset of H
plant were performed. The simulation results presented in the paper show that the test plant is suitable for the test bed to validate control schemes against postulated transients in the GTHTR300C. The results also lead us to the conclusion that HTTR-GT/H
plant can be used to test operational procedures unique to HTGR direct-cycle gas turbine cogeneration.
Yan, X.; Sato, Hiroyuki; Sumita, Junya; Nomoto, Yasunobu*; Horii, Shoichi*; Imai, Yoshiyuki; Kasahara, Seiji; Suzuki, Koichi*; Iwatsuki, Jin; Terada, Atsuhiko; et al.
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 329, p.223 - 233, 2018/04
Times Cited Count:20 Percentile:89.78(Nuclear Science & Technology)The pre-licensing design of an HTGR cogeneration test plant to be coupled to JAEA's existing test reactor HTTR is presented. The plant is designed to demonstrate the system of JAEA commercial plant design GTHTR300C. With construction planned to be completed around 2025, the test plant is expected to be the first-of-a-kind nuclear system operating on two of the advanced energy conversion systems attractive for the HTGR closed cycle helium gas turbine for power generation and thermochemical iodine-sulfur water-splitting process for hydrogen production.
Sato, Hiroyuki; Yan, X.; Ohashi, Hirofumi
JAEA-Technology 2017-020, 23 Pages, 2017/08
JAEA initiated a nuclear cogeneration demonstration project with helium gas turbine power generation and thermochemical hydrogen production utilizing the HTTR. This study carries out system analysis for the HTTR gas turbine hydrogen cogeneration test plant. The evaluation was conducted for the events newly identified corresponding to the coupling of helium gas turbine and hydrogen production plant to the HTTR. The results showed that loss of load event does not have impact on temperature of fuel and reactor coolant pressure boundary. In addition, reactor coolant pressure does not exceed the evaluation criteria. Furthermore, it was shown that reactor operation can be maintained against temperature transients induced by abnormal events in hydrogen production plant.
Imai, Yoshiyuki; Sato, Hiroyuki; Yan, X.
JAEA-Data/Code 2017-011, 39 Pages, 2017/08
This report is the revised version of the report titled "Design Database of Helium Gas Turbine for High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor, JAEA-Data/Code 2016-007" reflecting component design and experimental data analysis results for fission product isotope diffusion through the turbine blade alloy conducted in Fiscal Year 2016.
Yan, X.; Sato, Hiroyuki; Sumita, Junya; Nomoto, Yasunobu; Horii, Shoichi; Imai, Yoshiyuki; Kasahara, Seiji; Suzuki, Koichi*; Iwatsuki, Jin; Terada, Atsuhiko; et al.
Proceedings of 8th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR 2016) (CD-ROM), p.827 - 836, 2016/11
Pre-licensing basic design for a cogenerating HTGR test plant system is presented. The plant to be coupled to existing 30 MWt 950C test reactor HTTR is intended as a system technology demonstrator for GTHTR300C plant design. More specifically the test plant of HTTR-GT/H
aims to (1)demonstrate the licensability of the GTHTR300C for electricity production by gas turbine and hydrogen cogeneration by thermochemical process and (2) confirm the operation control and safety of such cogeneration system. With construction and operation completion by 2025, the test plant is expected to be the first of a kind HTGR-powered cogeneration plant operating on the two advanced energy conversion systems of closed cycle helium gas turbine for power generation and thermochemical iodine-sulfur water-splitting process for hydrogen production.
Sato, Hiroyuki; Nomoto, Yasunobu; Horii, Shoichi; Sumita, Junya; Yan, X.; Ohashi, Hirofumi
Proceedings of 8th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR 2016) (CD-ROM), p.759 - 766, 2016/11
This paper presents the system performance evaluation for HTTR gas turbine cogeneration test plant (HTTR-GT/H plant) so as to confirm that the design meets the requirements with respect to the demonstration test objective. Start-up and shut down operation sequences as well as operability of load following operation were investigated. In addition, system dynamic and control analyses for the test plant in the events of loss of generator load and upset of H
plant were performed. The simulation results presented in the paper show that the test plant is suitable for the test bed to validate control schemes against postulated transients in the commercial Gas Turbine High Temperature Reactor Cogeneration (GTHTR300C). The results also lead us to the conclusion that HTTR-GT/H
plant can be used to test operational procedure unique to HTGR direct-cycle gas turbine cogeneration.
Imai, Yoshiyuki; Sato, Hiroyuki; Nomoto, Yasunobu; Yan, X.
JAEA-Data/Code 2016-007, 27 Pages, 2016/08
This report provides design database for helium gas turbine for HTGR. The design details for secondary helium cooling system and helium gas turbine in a heat application system to be coupled to the HTTR are described. In addition, experimental data for fission product isotope diffusion through turbine blade alloy is compiled.
Sato, Hiroyuki; Yan, X.; Sumita, Junya; Terada, Atsuhiko; Tachibana, Yukio
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 2(3), p.031010_1 - 031010_6, 2016/07
This paper explains the outline of HTTR demonstration program with a plant concept of the heat application system directed at establishing an HTGR cogeneration system with 950C reactor outlet temperature for production of power and hydrogen as recommended by the task force. Commercial deployment strategy including a development plan for the helium gas turbine is also presented.
Asahi, Yoshiro; Suzudo, Tomoaki; Ishikawa, Nobuyuki; Nakatsuka, Toru
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 152(2), p.219 - 235, 2006/02
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)An analysis of a BWR turbine trip experiment was performed with the THYDE-NEU code. The plant was treated as a closed coolant system whose pressure ranges to the atmospheric pressure. To simulate an entire plant, it was found necessary to have the moisture separator model and to account for reversible pressure drops at a junction with an area change. A spatial kinetics model without a notion of reactivity was applied. It was confirmed that THYDE-NEU can perform a coupled neutronic and thermal-hydraulic null transient at the hot full power. Among factors influencing spatial kinetics in the turbine trip were the temporal behavior of the bypass valve opening, the thermal non-equilibrium model and the manner in which to express the coolant density used in the table look-up of cross sections. By adjusting these factors, it was found possible to generate the scram signal when the core averaged LPRM output reached the prescribed value. The other calculated results also were found satisfactorily in agreement with the experimental results.
Katanishi, Shoji; Kunitomi, Kazuhiko; Tsuji, Nobumasa*; Maekawa, Isamu*
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 3(3), p.257 - 267, 2004/09
no abstracts in English
Ishiyama, Shintaro
Nihon Kinzoku Gakkai-Shi, 68(7), p.490 - 497, 2004/07
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.01(Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering)SUS304 multi stage blazed fin core body for GTHTR300 was tested its high temperature strength, fatigue and creep and it was found that the body behaves as same strength of SUS304 material.
Iwadachi, Takaharu*; Uchida, Munenori*; Mishima, Yoshinao*; Fujita, Akitsugu*; Kawamura, Hiroshi; Shestakov, V.*; Miyakawa, Masaru*
JAERI-Conf 2004-006, p.196 - 202, 2004/03
no abstracts in English
Takada, Shoji; Takizuka, Takakazu; Kunitomi, Kazuhiko; Yan, X.; Tanihira, Masanori*; Itaka, Hidehiko*; Mori, Eiji*
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 2(3), p.291 - 300, 2003/09
no abstracts in English
Takada, Shoji; Takizuka, Takakazu; Kunitomi, Kazuhiko; Yan, X.; Minatsuki, Isao*
Dai-31-Kai Gasu Tabin Teiki Koenkai Rombunshu, p.55 - 60, 2003/06
no abstracts in English
Matsui, Shingo*; Muto, Yasushi*; Shiina, Yasuaki
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 2(2), p.175 - 186, 2003/06
no abstracts in English
Ishiyama, Shintaro; Buchkremer, H. P.*; Stver, D.*
Materials Transactions, 44(4), p.759 - 765, 2003/04
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.01(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Ishiyama, Shintaro; Muto, Yasushi
Nihon Kikai Gakkai Rombunshu, A, 69(679), p.682 - 688, 2003/03
no abstracts in English