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

Table 5

Optimal design for the water-cooled simple Brayton cycle.

Cooling type	Water cooled	Dry cooled
Produced net power	35.9 MW	32.6 MW
Cycle thermal efficiency	35.9%	32.6%
Turbine mass flow rate	426.3 kg/s	515.0 kg/s
TIP/TIT	20 MPa/460°C	20 MPa/460°C
CIP/CIT	7.4 MPa/32°C	7.4 MPa/55°C
Recuperator UA	3000 kW/K	4200 kW/K
Inlet and outlet temperatures of high-pressure side of recuperator	94.0°C/269.8°C	142.9°C/301.96°C
Inlet and outlet temperatures of low-pressure side of recuperator	346.5°C/103.7°C	346.5°C/152.9°C
Minimum temperature difference of recuperator	10.1°C	10.0°C
Turbine produced power	49.8 MW	60.4 MW
Compressor consumed power	13.9 MW	27.8 MW