@inproceedings{fabdb0b72db846888f494504bd20c8f7,
title = "MODIFICATION OF FROBA-THERMION AND ITS APPLICATION ON STEADY-STATE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-CELL THERMIONIC FUEL ELEMENTS CONNECTED IN SERIES",
abstract = "The single-cell thermionic fuel element (TFE) is a promising candidate for the compact nuclear power system. Fuel mass transfer occurs due to high operating temperature. On the other hand, the single-cell TFEs are connected in series in the thermionic nuclear reactor. In view of the above challenge to the safety and efficiency of the single-cell TFE, the thermionic conversion model was modified and the circuit model was developed in FROBA-THERMION, a steady-state performance analysis code for the single-cell TFE. Further, a group of the single-cell TFEs connected in series was chosen and a steady-state performance simulation was carried out. The results indicate that the thermionic conversion efficiency will be decreased due to the emitter temperature change caused by fuel mass transfer. Influenced by the connection in series, the output voltage of the single-cell TFE with a higher emitter temperature is increased to match the output current of the one with a lower emitter temperature.",
keywords = "Fuel mass transfer, Fuel performance analysis, Series connection, Thermionic conversion, Thermionic fuel element",
author = "Kailin Lu and Yanan He and Yingwei Wu and Jing Zhang and Haoyu Liao and Su, \{G. H.\} and Suizheng Qiu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 by JSME.; 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2023 ; Conference date: 21-05-2023 Through 26-05-2023",
year = "2023",
language = "英语",
isbn = "9784888982566",
series = "International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering {"}Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables",
}