Next Big Future - Latest Comments in Direct Conversion of Nuclear Power to Electricity and Powerplant Efficiency Reviewhttp://nextbigfuture.disqus.com/enTue, 19 May 2009 15:42:30 -0000Re: Direct Conversion of Nuclear Power to Electricity and Powerplant Efficiency Reviewhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2009/04/direct-conversion-of-nuclear-power-to.html#comment-9547702<p>You should note that a high temperature gas turbine could also be the bottom cycle for this concept thus giving a total system efficiency potentially up to 73%. PIDEC has no moving parts and the exhaust gas temperature is high so adding a gas turban to the bottom cycle of a PIDEC system would not be complicated.</p>RobertVTTue, 19 May 2009 15:42:30 -0000