. Deep ocean power systems. Electric power distribution; Hydroelectric power plants. reactor and electrical plant control The pressurized water-cooled reactor with a steam conversion system has seen extensive application in submersibles. However, major problems encountered in the use of this power plant below the ocean surface include design and fabrication problems relating to equipment size, orientation, pressure hull limitations, and waste heat removal. Additional problems that must be considered are those related to transportation, deployment, and operation. These difficulties will increas
. Deep ocean power systems. Electric power distribution; Hydroelectric power plants. reactor and electrical plant control The pressurized water-cooled reactor with a steam conversion system has seen extensive application in submersibles. However, major problems encountered in the use of this power plant below the ocean surface include design and fabrication problems relating to equipment size, orientation, pressure hull limitations, and waste heat removal. Additional problems that must be considered are those related to transportation, deployment, and operation. These difficulties will increase with both power level and operating depths. The wide range of power levels established for this study program resulted in the establishment of two power plant arrangements, or concepts, based on power level. The 30-kw, 100- kw, and 300-kw plants are arranged in a vertical cylinder, as shown in Figure 2.* Reactors are generally designed to occupy a vertical cylindrical space for safety requirements of gravity rod insertion, natural convection heat removal, and refueling. Turbine- generator equipment, which is located in the conversion machinery area, is normally designed for horizontal orientation to achieve long-life performance. The vertical cylinder arrangement is suitable for deployment but not for transportation by towing. The plant can readily be designed for nearly horizontal towing and vertical operation. The reactor location at the bottom places the reactor core at a maximum distance from accessible areas. The shielded water tank, with large areas exposed to the sea, provides conversion machinery ^5isSS^^^ A concept for a 30-kw power plant was developed under contract to Gulf-General Atomic Inc. and is contained in Contract Report No. , "TRIGA Oceano- graphic Power Supply for a Manned Underwater ; (In process of publication.). Figure 2. In-situ power plant arrangement for 30, 100, and 300 kw. 15. Please note that these images are extracted fr
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