05-23-2012, 03:27 AM
[quote name='osman' date='22 May 2012 - 08:57 PM' timestamp='1337699982' post='114945']
o One gram of U-235, fissioned completely, would yield a o t 0.96 Megawatt-days or about 3.5 horsepower-years of energy. [/quote]
The above is thermal energy output.
Reasonable. Could be more.
20% is reasonable. could be more. And now this gives shaft horse power (as against thermal power).
So you can see from above if 160 kg for 10 year hypothesis is in rough ball park or off by orders of magnitude, even if one assumes a grossly underpowered Arihant operating 90MWt reactor or as I sugget 190 MWt power plant.
o One gram of U-235, fissioned completely, would yield a o t 0.96 Megawatt-days or about 3.5 horsepower-years of energy. [/quote]
The above is thermal energy output.
Quote:o The actual fraction of the U-235 in the fuel that is fissioned is very roughly 35 percent.
Reasonable. Could be more.
Quote:o Of the fission heat released, perhaps 20 percent would be converted to mechanical shaft power on average (the peak conversion efficiency of a commercial pressurized- water nuclear power plant is 0.33)
20% is reasonable. could be more. And now this gives shaft horse power (as against thermal power).
So you can see from above if 160 kg for 10 year hypothesis is in rough ball park or off by orders of magnitude, even if one assumes a grossly underpowered Arihant operating 90MWt reactor or as I sugget 190 MWt power plant.