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”the reactors in the new Ford-class carriers generate electricity, not steam” All nuclear reactors generate steam. That steam then drives a turbine which gener
by Reason077 8y ago
”the reactors in the new Ford-class carriers generate electricity, not steam”
All nuclear reactors generate steam. That steam then drives a turbine which generates the electricity.
The difference in the Ford class is that the steam turbine is bigger, powering most of the ship’s systems via an electrical bus rather than by piping steam around the ship. This approach reduces complexity and maintenance costs.
- opwieurposiu 8y agoHigh temperature reactors use helium as the coolant can use the brayton cycle turbines instead of steam turbines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brayton_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brayton_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very-high-temperature_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very-high-temperature_reactor