A purpose of this study is to investigate methods for dynamic modeling and unsteady simulation to design of innovative reactors. In the present paper, we investigate a method for dynamic modeling of Rotary-Type Solar Reactor (RSR) by using the open Modelica modeling language. In the dynamic modeling, three model components, which are the solid component, the fluid component and the radiation component, are developed to express energy balance inside the RSR. Thus heat transfer network in RSR could be modeled by combination of the three kinds of components. It is demonstrated that the heat transfer network simulation base on the object-oriented modeling approach could clarify energy efficiency of RSR developed at Tokyo Institute of Technology, by comparing with different type of RSR, e.g. CR5 developed at Sandia National Laboratories. Moreover, process simulations for the transient response analysis show extendibility and reusability of the above-mentioned model components.

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Direct handling is newly developed gravity balancer, which assumes the safe contact by controlling torque of a motor. Passive safety introduced for active control is so important that PDC (Passive Dynamic Control") is applied to the direct handling. PDC is a mechanical system control method based on an inherently safe design using the braking mechanism positively. In this paper, the mechanism of the direct handling and application of PDC to Direct handling are discussed.

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