Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2022
Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%. The recuperator improves the overall efficiency of the system.
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