Re: S. Africa PBMR Project Status



On Feb 26, 3:26 am, "Alessandro" <I...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Basically my question is this:the PBMR core heats up helium from 500 to 900
°C,after that is discharged at 140-160 °C.So,aside low thermal desalination
process on site,could it be possible to heat up water at temperatures high
enough for district heating (or district cooling) in the hot months?Have you
got any estimate about max water temperature achievable with helium at
140-160 °C?

Where do you see "discharge" at only 140/160 C? One has to measure the
heat at the point in which it heats the object of the plant: water or
chemicals. These proposals for 'co-gen' talk about using a smaller gas
turbine for, say, 30 mws and the rest of the energy (say, another 80
MWs worth) for direct high temperature desalination (or H2
production). Is this what you meant?

David


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