BARC develops 'instrumented' steam generators
habha Atomic Research Centre has developed 'instrumented' steam generators to evaluate Indian power plants' performance and safety.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed 'instrumented' steam generators to evaluate Indian power plants' performance and safety.
"The two steam generators will be installed in an integral test facility that simulates the major systems of Indian power plants for evaluation of their performance and safety", Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Director of BARC said.
Usually, the steam generators of power plants are not 'instrumented' to measure parameters like temperature, pressure inside the steam generator. But BARC's instrumented steam generators, which is an engineering challenge, would go a long way in constantly assessing and evaluating safety and performance of the reactors, Banerjee told reporters.
In all the nuclear and thermal power plants, electricity is generated by electrical generators driven by steam turbines.
But high pressure steam required for operation of these steam turbines is produced in special equipment called Steam Generators (SGs).
The hot fluid in these generators receiving heat from either the furnace in the case of a thermal power plant, or the nuclear core in the case of a nuclear power plant, exchanges heat with pressurised water which is eventually converted to very high pressure steam.
In the case of nuclear power plant, the performance of steam generators has to be coupled with performance of the entire core heat removal system under various transient conditions, for which safety and performance of the nuclear power plant has to be evaluated, Banerjee said.
"The two steam generators will be installed in an integral test facility that simulates the major systems of Indian power plants for evaluation of their performance and safety", Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Director of BARC said.
Usually, the steam generators of power plants are not 'instrumented' to measure parameters like temperature, pressure inside the steam generator. But BARC's instrumented steam generators, which is an engineering challenge, would go a long way in constantly assessing and evaluating safety and performance of the reactors, Banerjee told reporters.
In all the nuclear and thermal power plants, electricity is generated by electrical generators driven by steam turbines.
But high pressure steam required for operation of these steam turbines is produced in special equipment called Steam Generators (SGs).
The hot fluid in these generators receiving heat from either the furnace in the case of a thermal power plant, or the nuclear core in the case of a nuclear power plant, exchanges heat with pressurised water which is eventually converted to very high pressure steam.
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In the case of nuclear power plant, the performance of steam generators has to be coupled with performance of the entire core heat removal system under various transient conditions, for which safety and performance of the nuclear power plant has to be evaluated, Banerjee said.
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