| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6761134 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A circulating cooling system that uses variable speed pumps (VSPs) or constant-speed pumps (CSPs) as circulating water pumps (CWPs) is optimized to improve the cycle efficiency of nuclear power plants. This study focused on the optimal number of VSPs and CSPs. A novel method is proposed to optimize the number of VSPs with varying dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity, which could help decrease operation costs by $243,310 per year. This method is also used to optimize the number of CSPs and is compared with another widely used method that optimizes the number of CSPs according to the varying condenser inlet water temperature. A comparison shows that the proposed method is more accurate than the widely used method.
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Authors
Lin Xia, Deyou Liu, Ling Zhou, Feng Wang, Pei Wang,