Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The closed Brayton Cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that demonstrates the operation of heat engines, primarily those found in aircraft jet engines and nuclear power plants. Sandia is researching a thermal-to-electric power conversion technology called a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton Cycle. Unlike the steam-powered Rankine Cycle, the Brayton Cycle uses sCO2 as the working fluid, rather than water, which increases conversion efficiency.
News release: newsreleases.sandia.gov/brayton_power
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The closed Brayton Cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that demonstrates the operation of heat engines, primarily those found in aircraft jet engines and nuclear power plants. Sandia is researching a thermal-to-electric power conversion technology called a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton Cycle. Unlike the steam-powered Rankine Cycle, the Brayton Cycle uses sCO2 as the working fluid, rather than water, which increases conversion efficiency.
News release: newsreleases.sandia.gov/brayton_power
SAND2022-11267 V
