Experimental Validation of a Compact Double-Walled Twisted-Tube Heat Exchanger Concept CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 06/09/2015 Location(s): IdahoOffices(s): Nuclear Energy
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 9, 2015
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Experimental Validation of a Compact Double-Walled Twisted-Tube Heat Exchanger Concept
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 06/09/2015
Location(s): Idaho
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy
The University of New Mexico proposes to investigate a new compact double-walled heat exchanger concept for fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactors (FHRs) that utilize an outer twisted tube configuration in order to enhance shell-side heat transfer and make the overall bundle more compact while utilizing a traditional circular inner tube to withstand high pressure differentials across the tube wall.