NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 5, 050014(2024)

Comparison of CFETR nuclear fusion power plant thermal storage technology

Haodong LUO1, Yan LIN1, Bin LI1, Kui XIANG1, Guangtao ZHU1, and Tao ZENG2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China
  • 2Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, China
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    Comparison chart of heat storage costs
    • Table 1. Comparison of nuclear fusion cladding schemes

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      Table 1. Comparison of nuclear fusion cladding schemes

      名称Items

      冷却介质

      Cooling medium

      进口温度Inlet temperature / ℃出口温度Outlet temperature / ℃运行压力Operating pressure / MPa
      水冷包层WCCB水Water~290~325~15.5
      氦冷包层HCCB氦气Helium~300~600~12
    • Table 2. CSP system parameters

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      Table 2. CSP system parameters

      名称Items参数Parameter
      成熟度Technical maturity商业化Commercialization
      容量Capacity / MW50~100
      工作温度Operation temperature / ℃290~565
      主蒸汽参数Main steam parameters温度Temperature 540 ℃;压力Pressure 10~16 MPa
      导热工质Thermal conductive medium熔融盐Fuse salt
      储存系统Storage system直接双罐熔盐储存(290~565 ℃)Dual tank molten salt storage
    • Table 3. High temperature molten salt material parameters

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      Table 3. High temperature molten salt material parameters

      名称Items熔点Melting point / ℃分解温度Decomposition temperature / ℃
      Solar Salt240565
      Hitec142450
      Hitec XL130450
      LiNaKNO3118550
      LiNaKCaNO393450
      LiNaKNO3NO297450
      KMgCl430>700
      NaKMgCl383>700
      NaMgCaCl407650
      NaKZnCl204>700
      KMgZnCl356>700
      LiNaKF454>700
      NaBF385>700
      KBF460>700
      KZrF420>700
      LiNaKCO3397670
    • Table 4. Solid state sensible heat storage material parameters

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      Table 4. Solid state sensible heat storage material parameters

      名称Items工作温度Operation temperature / ℃密度Density / kg·m-3导热系数Thermal conductivity coefficient / W·(m·K)-1比热容Specific heat capacity / kJ·(kg·K)-1
      砂岩矿物油Sandstone mineral oil200~3001 7001.01.3
      钢筋混凝土Concrete200~4002 2001.50.85
      固体NaCl Solid NaCl200~5002 1607.00.85
      铸铁Cast iron200~4007 20037.00.56
      铸钢Cast steel200~7007 80040.00.6
      硅石耐火砖Silica brick200~7001 8201.51.0
      镁质耐火砖Magnesia brick200~1 2003 0005.01.15
    • Table 5. High temperature phase change material parameters

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      Table 5. High temperature phase change material parameters

      名称Items熔点Melting point / ℃潜热Latent heat / kJ∙kg-1价格Price / $∙t-1
      NaCl-NiCl25735582 957
      LiCl6104168 250
      LiF-NaF-CaF2-MgF2[28]593~595510~51558 616
      LiF-NaF-CaF2615640104 330
      KBr-KF5763151 631
      LiCl-MgF257313111 371
      KCl-KF6054071 019
      KBr-K2MoO462590.54 522
    • Table 6. Chemical thermal storage working fluid pair parameters

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      Table 6. Chemical thermal storage working fluid pair parameters

      反应方程式Reaction equation吸热温度Heat storage temperature / ℃储热密度Heat storage density / kJ∙kg-1
      CaO+H2O⇌Ca(OH)2[30]400~6001 402
      Ba(OH)2⇌BaO+H2O[30]500~700875
      Sr(OH)2⇌SrO+H2O[30]500~6001 118
      CaCO3⇌CaO+CO2[30]650~9001 778
      BaO2⇌BaO+1/2O2[30]600~900474
      Co3O4⇌3CoO+1/2O2[30]600~1 000844
      6Mn2O3⇌4Mn3O4+O2[30]500~1 000202
    • Table 7. Cost calculation parameters and results of solid-phase sensible heat storage materials

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      Table 7. Cost calculation parameters and results of solid-phase sensible heat storage materials

      名称ItemsQ / kJC / kJ∙(kg∙K)-1t / ℃Pm / $∙kg-1Mc / $
      铸钢Cast steel1.29×1090.63002.41.7×107
      硅砖Silica brick1.29×1091.03001.46.0×106
    • Table 8. Calculation parameters and results of solid-phase sensible heat storage and insulation cost

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      Table 8. Calculation parameters and results of solid-phase sensible heat storage and insulation cost

      名称Items密度Density/ kg∙m-3填充密度Fill density体积 Volume/ m³温度Tempera-ture / ℃保温成本Insu-lation cost / $
      混凝土(参照)Concrete (reference)2 5000.750.67400835.87
      硅砖Silica brick1 8200.753 138600421 278
      铸钢Cast steel7 8000.751 220600224 180
    • Table 9. Thermal conductivity comparison

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      Table 9. Thermal conductivity comparison

      名称Item导热系数Thermal conductivity coefficient / W∙(m∙K)-1
      空气(文献值)Air (literature value)0.121
      氦气Helium0.238 6
      混凝土(文献值)Concrete (literature value)1.5~2
      硅砖Silica brick1, 5
      铸钢Cast steel40
    • Table 10. Solid state sensible heat storage cost ($)

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      Table 10. Solid state sensible heat storage cost ($)

      成本类型Cost type硅砖(占比)Silica brick铸钢(占比)Cast steel
      材料成本Material cost5 997 600(53.5%)17 136 000(70.6%)
      保温成本Insulation cost421 278(3.8%)224 180(0.9%)
      基础成本Foundation cost7 542 029(6.7%)1 257 004(5.2%)
      管道成本Pipeline cost1 768 477(25.8%)0(0%)
      安装成本Installation cost1 378 351(12.3%)3 799 544(15.6%)
      间接成本Indirect costs894 156(8.0%)1 861 718(7.7%)
      总计Sum11 214 064(100%)24 278 446(100%)
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    Haodong LUO, Yan LIN, Bin LI, Kui XIANG, Guangtao ZHU, Tao ZENG. Comparison of CFETR nuclear fusion power plant thermal storage technology[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(5): 050014

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 29, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: ZENG Tao (曾涛)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.050014

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