| 摘要 |
The invention concerns a method for powering cooling pumps (9) of a nuclear reactor (1) by using the energy in the reactor's cooling water (2) for powering one or more hot gas engines / Stirling engines (5). The method uses the heat in the coolant (2) of a nuclear reactor (1), wherein the reactor's coolant (2) is directed through a reactor's outlet (4a,b,...) into one or more hot gas engines / Stirling engines (5). The coolant (2) is directed through the engine's inlet (11a) onto ist hot side (14). The coolant (2) heats the hot side of the hot gas engines / Stirling engines (14) before it reaches the outlet (1 lb). From there the coolant (2) is normally directed to the pump (9) which pumps the coolant (2) to the cooling tower (10), where the coolant (2) is cooled before being directed back into the nuclear reactor (1) through the inlet (4a,b,...). Hot gas engines / Stirling engines (5) will drive pumps (9) and other equipment directly or indirectly by means of a generator (7) and a motor (8). Hot gas engines / Stirling engines (5) require a cooling reservoir (6) to cool its cold side (13). Such a reservoir (6) can be water, air, sea, ground or similar. |
