Energy systems, design optimization

Special features - Multiple unit construction - Breeding ratio of about 1.05 - Flexible plant capacity achieved through modular design - High degree of pre-fabrication - Operation within a multi-component nuclear energy system with optimized nuclide flows (possible) breeding ratio >1... 

The BMN-170 and the RBEC-M are designed for operation in a multi-component energy system with optimized nuclide flows (such system is described in Section XXIII-1.5 of Annex XIII). 

The basic topic of this chapter is theoretical aspects of air handling units, ductwork design, and the optimization of building energy systems. 

The system is optimized. Steps 1-12 must be repeated for each candidate pipe. The entire set must then be cost optimized. For example, the design indicated by Fig. 8 will work hydraulically but is not optimum. We see that at mp-60, the interior control point, we have actually cleared GP by 342 ft. This is considerably more than the minimum 50-ft terrain clearance required and is therefore wasteful of pumpinig energy. The design can obviously be improved by a change in pump specifications and other details. This should be done for each candidate pipe. The final design to be selected is based on an economic minimum-cost evaluation. 

The trade-offs among process design, optimization and control must be considered. The hierarchical or distributed nature of the plant or process may need to be exploited in an advanced control scheme. The operation of energy-integrated plants requires design of control systems which are decentralized (such as with microprocessors) but which respond to overall plant objectives via a communication link to a larger computer. 

Design Optimization. The goal in design optimization of energy conversion systems is to select the equipment which strikes the best balance between overall capital (and other) costs and the cost of the exergy input—for the particular type of system opera-... 

I. Applications of Second Law Analysis to the Design, Evaluation and Optimization of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer (Thermal) Equipment/Processes, Including Solar Energy Systems... 

In recent years there has been significant interest in thermally coupled systems and dividing wall columns for ternary mixtures. In this subsection we discuss such column arrangements, their energy requirements, design and optimization methods, controllability and operability, experimental and industrial experience, and extension to more than three components. 

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