22.091 | Spring 2008 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Nuclear Reactor Safety

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Lecture: 8 – Power Cycles for Nuclear Plants - Rankine and Brayton Cycles

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Teaching notes for a lecture on how Rankine and Brayton cycles work in power production, the use of TS diagrams, superheat, multi-fluid cycles and the use of pressure ratios in Brayton cycles.

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Lecture: 8 – Power Cycles for Nuclear Plants - Rankine and Brayton Cycles

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