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Structural Analysis of a Lab-Scale PCHE Prototype under the Test Conditions of HELP

K.N. Song¹, S. D. Hong¹

1 KAERI, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring 2013, 9(2), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.32604/sdhm.2013.009.155

Abstract

The IHX (Intermediate Heat Exchanger) of a VHTR (Very High Temperature Reactor) transfers 950° heat generated from the VHTR to a hydrogen production plant. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has manufactured a lab-scale PCHE (Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger) prototype made of SUS316L under consideration as a candidate. In this study, as a part of a hightemperature structural integrity evaluation of the lab-scale PCHE prototype, a macroscopic structural behavior analysis including structural analysis modeling and a thermal/elastic structural analysis was carried out under the test conditions of a helium experimental loop (HELP) as a precedent study for a performance test. The results obtained in this study will be compared with the test results of the lab-scale PCHE prototype.

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