Research Article

HTR-Based Power Plants’ Performance Analysis Applied on Conventional Combined Cycles

Table 8

Main results achieved from the case study for comparison purposes.

CBC (He)RC (CO2)Combined cycle options
He-CO2He-XeHe-C2H6He-NH3He-H2O

(%)45.7950.1749.5150.9148.5853.5153.63
(%)62.0764.5163.6665.4662.4668.7953.63
(kJ/kg)863.3897.1885.4910.4868.6956.7959.0
Ratio WF/ (kg/MW)1.1581.1151.1291.0981.1511.0451.043
TIT (K)11731143535.2580525570770
1.0340.7140.6370.7390.6520.483
2.8931.8407.7171.1350.4580.316
2.377.335.937.726.212.82
1390.71390.71390.71390.71390.71390.71390.7
368.7432.2328.3310.5325.4273.8202.3