Supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy

Applied Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 957-970

  Iverson, Brian D ^a,b   Conboy, Thomas M ^b   Pasch, James J ^b   Kruizenga, Alan M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton; Concentrating solar power; Energy; Solar thermal

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAT STORAGE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TRANSIENTS;

BRAYTON; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ENERGY; SOLAR-THERMAL; SUPERCRITICAL CO;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84880756605     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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