TY  - EJOU
AU  - Song, K.N. 
AU  - Hong, S. D. 

TI  - Structural Analysis of a Lab-Scale PCHE Prototype under the Test Conditions of HELP
T2  - Structural Durability \& Health Monitoring

PY  - 2013
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 1930-2991

AB  - The IHX (Intermediate Heat Exchanger) of a VHTR (Very High Temperature Reactor) transfers 950° heat generated from the VHTR to a hydrogen production plant. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has manufactured a lab-scale PCHE (Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger) prototype made of SUS316L under consideration as a candidate. In this study, as a part of a hightemperature structural integrity evaluation of the lab-scale PCHE prototype, a macroscopic structural behavior analysis including structural analysis modeling and a thermal/elastic structural analysis was carried out under the test conditions of a helium experimental loop (HELP) as a precedent study for a performance test. The results obtained in this study will be compared with the test results of the lab-scale PCHE prototype.
KW  - Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE)
KW  -  High-temperature Structural Analysis
KW  -  Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR)
KW  -  Intermediate Heat Exchanger (IHX)
KW  -  Helium Experimental Loop (HELP)

DO  - 10.32604/sdhm.2013.009.155