Research Article

Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle Design for Small Modular Reactor with a Thermodynamic Analysis Solver

Table 2

Cycle design parameters of MIT 2400 MWth recompression Brayton cycle.

Main parametersValue

Inlet pressure of main compressor (MPa)7.69
Inlet temperature of main compressor (°C)32
Main compressor efficiency (%)90.6
Main compressor pressure ratio2.61
Recompression compressor efficiency (%)90.0
Turbine efficiency (%)94.1
Turbine inlet temperature (°C)650