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Thermal efficiency gains enabled by using CO2 mixtures in supercritical power cycles
(Elsevier, 2021-08-28)
The present paper explores the utilisation of dopants to increase the critical temperature of Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) as a solution towards maintaining the high thermal efficiencies of sCO2 cycles even when ambient temperatures ...
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The potential of transcritical cycles based on CO mixtures: An exergy-based analysis
(Elsevier, 2022-11-15)
This paper focuses on the thermodynamic comparison between pure supercritical Carbon Dioxide and blended transcritical Carbon Dioxide power cycles by means of a thorough exergy analysis, considering exergy efficiency, ...
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Innovative desalination system driven by a solar micro gas turbine for off-grid applications
(Elsevier, 2024-01-12)
Past work by the authors has suggested that Solar micro Gas Turbines (SmGTs) can be used cost-effectively to produce electric power and heat for freshwater production through desalination, mainly in off-grid locations. ...
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Capital Cost Assessment of Concentrated Solar Power Plants Based on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycles
(2019-07)
Previous work by the authors has shown that broader analyses than those typically found in literature (in terms of operating pressures allowed) can yield interesting conclusions with respect to the best candidate cycles ...
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Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycles for Concentrated Solar Power Plants: A Possible Alternative for Solar Desalination
(MDPI, 2022)
This manuscript investigates the supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle employed in the power block of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants—solar tower—as an alternative for solar desalination, developed with ...
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Modelo cinético para la simulación de la autoignición en un proceso de combustión homogénea de encendido por compresión (HCCI)
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería Mecánica, 2004)
El conocimiento del punto de autoignición de los motores bajo combustión HCCI es un apartado fundamental en el futuro desarrollo de estos motores. En este trabajo tratamos de proporcionar una herramienta computacional, ...
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Applying the root cause analysis methodology to study the lack of market success of micro gas turbine systems
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
Micro Gas Turbines are on-site generators with the potential to help the transition to a greener economy. However, their deployment into the market did not match the expectations. The Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is the ...
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Optimum design and performance of a solar dish microturbine using tailored component characteristics
(Elsevier, 2018-12)
The aim of the paper is to find the optimum design and performance of solar microturbines powered by parabolic dish collectors using an innovative methodology which integrates the design and off-design models of the total ...
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Application of the theory of constraints to unveil the root causes of the limited market penetration of micro gas turbine systems
(Elsevier, 2023-09)
Micro Gas Turbines are small devices for on-site power and heat generation. Their high maintainability and fuel flexibility make them a suitable technology for transitioning to a greener economy. However, their commercialisation ...
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Influence of Working Fluid Composition on the Optimum Characteristics of Blended Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycles
(ASME, 2021-09-16)
The supercritical Carbon Dioxide power cycle technology has attracted growing interest from the scientific community, becoming one of the most important options currently considered for CSP applications. This is thanks to ...