Utilization of Magnesium Chloride (Mg-Cl) cycle for Hydrogen Production of SOMBRERO Fusion Reactor

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the hydrogen production potential of the Mg-Cl (magnesium chloride) cycle in the SOMBRERO fusion reactor. Three different percentages of UO2 nuclear fuel, namely 2%, 6% and 10%, have been used while keeping the fuel zone thickness constant. The performance of the SOMBRERO fusion reactor has been considered statically. The neutronic calculations have performed with Monte Carlo neutron transport code. Firstly, it has been determined that the tritium breeding ratio (TBR) and energy multiplication factor (M) values depends on neutronically. Secondly, the amount of hydrogen production with by using energy multiplication factor (M) have been performed. The highest hydrogen production has been obtained as 8,12687 kg/s for 10% UO2 fuel ratio.

Keywords

• SOMBRERO fusion reactor
• Mg-Cl
• Hydrogen
• Neutronic
• Tritium

SOMBRERO Füzyon Reaktörünün Hidrojen Üretiminde Magnezyum Klorür (Mg-Cl) Döngüsünün Kullanımı

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı SOMBRERO füzyon reaktöründe Mg-Cl (magnezyum klorür) döngüsünün hidrojen üretim potansiyelini incelemektir. Yakıt bölgesi kalınlığı sabit tutularak %2, %6 ve %10 olmak üzere üç farklı UO2 nükleer yakıt yüzdesi kullanılmıştır. SOMBRERO füzyon reaktörünün performansı statik olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Nötronik hesaplamalar Monte Carlo nötron transport kodu yarmıyla yapılmıştır. Öncelikle trityum üretim oranı (TBR) ve enerji çoğaltım faktörü (M) değerlerinin nötronik olarak hesaplanmıştır. İkinci olarak enerji çoğaltım faktörü (M) kullanılarak hidrojen üretimi miktarı araştırılmıştır. En yüksek hidrojen üretimi %10 UO2 yakıt oranında 8,12687 kg/s olarak elde edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• SOMBRERO füzyon reaktörü
• Mg-Cl
• Hidrojen
• Nötronik
• Trityum

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