On the thermodynamic feasibility of driving turbines with organic liquids heated in nuclear reactors

Abstract This article examines the feasibility of using heated organic liquids as the working substances of turbines. Diphenyl oxide, diphenyl, dowtherm etc., can be used as such liquids. The liquids are heated in power reactors, and can be evaporated in the nozzle of the turbine. In adiabatic expansion the vapour of such liquids is superheated, although its temperature drops. The parameters of the thermodynamic cycle of a power reactor in which dowtherm is used as the coolant are considered as an example.