Fully updated to address developments in the areas of steam generators, Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants, Second Edition continues its legacy of examining all phases of the lifecycle of nuclear steam generators (NSGs), components which are essential for the efficient and safe operation of nuclear reactors. This book is broken into three sections: design and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and emerging topics. This revised edition includes new chapters on fitness for service guidelines; VVER steam generators; leakage through cracked tubes; secondary side components; full bundle probabilistic analysis; maintenance of steam generators; probabilistic models for steam generator life cycle predictions; steam generators for small modular and advanced nuclear reactors; and much more. This timely revision serves as a resource for professionals involved in all phases of the NSG lifecycle, from design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, to fitness-for-service and long-term operation. It is also intended as a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in a range of topics relating to NSG lifecycle management. Presents state-of-the-art steam generators for current and advanced nuclear power plants and small modular and micro reactorsContains comprehensive coverage of all phases of the nuclear steam generator lifecycle, from design, manufacturing, operation, and maintenance to fitness-for-service and long-term operation in one convenient volumeAddresses new concepts of steam generators like helical coil and printed circuit steam generators INDICE: Part One: Design and Manufacturing1. Introduction to steam generators- from Heron of Alexandria to nucleasr power plants: Brief history and literature survey2. Nuclear steam generator design3. Nuclear steam generator manufacturing4. Thermal hydraulics, circulation and steam-water separation in nuclear steam generatorsPart Two: Operation and Maintenance5. Steam-Water cycle chemistry relevant to nuclear steam generators6. Corrosion Problems Affecting Steam Generator Tubes in Commercial Water Cooled Nuclear Power Plants7. Environmental degradation of materials in nuclear steam generators8. Corrosion product transport and fouling in nuclear steam generators9. Corrosion hideout and hideout return in nuclear steam generators10. Deposit management in nuclear steam generators: Chemical cleaning and decontamination11. Thermal Performance Degradation12. Flow induced vibrations in nuclear steam generators13. Structural integrity of nuclear steam generators14. Nuclear steam generator inspection and testing15. Nuclear steam generator tube inspection tools16. Nuclear steam generator fitness-for-service assessment17. Regulatory requirements and consideration for nuclear steam generators18. Fitness for service Guidelines19. VVER Steam Generators20. VVER Steam Generators - Modelling & Simulations21. Leakage through cracked tubes22. Secondary side components - operating experience23. Full Bundle Probabilistic Analysis, for the Evaluation of Steam Generator Tube Integrity24. Maintenance of steam generators at nuclear power plants/ Vendors perspective on SG Inspections25. Operation and maintenance of nuclear steam generators- Utility Perspective26. Nuclear steam generator tube manufacturing27. Probabilistic Models for Steam generator Life Cycle Predictions. Probabilistic Modelling Approaches for Flaw Growth Rate Estimation in a Multi-Component System.28. Replacement Steam Generators29. Fretting Fatugue in Steam Generators30. Modeling to two-phase flow fluidelastic instabilities31. Degradations by foreign objects32. Transient behaviors of steam generatorsPart Three: Emerging Topics33. Printed Circuit Steam Generators34. Helical Coil steam generators35. Instrumentation & Control and Artificial intelligence36. Steam Generators for Fusion Reactors37. Steam Generators for Fast Breeder Reactors38. Steam Generators for High Temperature reactors39. Nuclear steam generators: Conclusions
- ISBN: 978-0-443-29030-5
- Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 777
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2025
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés