Conceptual Structural Design of Core Components for a Horizontal, Compact HTGR

This thesis investigates structural, thermomechanical, and fabrication-based challenges associated with a horizontally oriented High Temperature Gas Reactor (HTGR) concept and its core components. HTGRs hold significant potential in decarbonizing industrial process heat markets. Collaborators at MIT...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borman, Brian William
Other Authors: Shirvan, Koroush
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144556