Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2011
There is a tremendous amount of industrial and scientific interest in supercritical CO 2 systems for power generation using all potential heat sources including solar, geothermal, fossil fuel, biofuel and nuclear. This configuration uses gas-foil bearings and includes a small turbine (red). Source: Wright et al. Click to enlarge.
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