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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). Turbo-alternator-shaft design for the SNL S-CO 2 test loop. Nuclear Engineering and Design. Source: Wright et al. Click to enlarge.