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Investigation of alternative layouts for the supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle for a sodium-cooled fast reactor.
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In this paper, the effects of optimizing the cycle minimum temperature and pressure are investigated including minimum temperatures and/or pressures below the critical values, where a lower heat sink temperature is required the availability of which is dependent upon the climate at the specific plant site.About:
This article is published in Nuclear Engineering and Design.The article was published on 2009-07-01. It has received 205 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Brayton cycle & Gas compressor.read more
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Review of supercritical CO2 power cycle technology and current status of research and development
TL;DR: The supercritical CO2 (S-CO2) Brayton cycle has recently been gaining a lot of attention for application to next generation nuclear reactors as mentioned in this paper, which has a small physical footprint with a simple layout, compact turbomachinery, and heat exchangers.
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Supercritical carbon dioxide cycles for power generation: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the works published in the area of sCO2 power cycles and provide a comparison of the claimed performance of each one of them, based on the values declared in the original papers.
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Supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy
TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of developmental CO2 Brayton turbomachinery in response to a fluctuating thermal input, much like the short-term transients experienced in solar environments, is analyzed.
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The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed comprehensive study of the recent development trends of the supercritical CO2 power cycle and the different applications of S-CO2 power cycles in various energy industries, especially nuclear energy and solar energy, is presented.
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Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of a molten salt solar power tower integrated with a recompression supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle based on integrated modeling
Kun Wang,Ya-Ling He +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated model is developed for the integrated solar power tower (SPT) system including the heliostat field, the molten salt solar receiver, the thermal storage, and the S-CO2 recompression Brayton cycle with reheating.
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A supercritical carbon dioxide cycle for next generation nuclear reactors
TL;DR: Thesis (Sc. D. D.) as mentioned in this paper,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004, Section 7, Section 5.1, Section 3.
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The Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle: Comparison to Other Advanced Power Cycles
TL;DR: In this paper, a mostly thermodynamic comparison of the supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) cycle to helium Brayton, superheated steam, and supercritic...
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High-Performance Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
TL;DR: Supercritical carbon dioxide cycles are a promising power conversion option for future nuclear reactors operating with a reactor outlet temperature in the range of 550 to 650°C as discussed by the authors, and they can be used for nuclear power conversion.
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Real Gas Effects in Carbon Dioxide Cycles
TL;DR: In this article, the potential performance of carbon dioxide as working fluid is recognized to be similar to that of steam, which justifies thorough thermodynamic analysis of possible cycles, including simple cycles and more complex cycle arrangements.
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A Supercritical CO2 Gas Turbine Power Cycle for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
TL;DR: In this paper, a gas-cooled, modular fast breeder this paper was proposed to use supercritical CO{sub 2 as the working fluid in a closed circuit Brayton cycle.