Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2025 | Viewed by 443
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design and optimization of supercritical CO2 radial inflow turbines; turbomachinery (axial and radial) for energy conversion and propulsion; modeling of fluid- and thermodynamic systems (mainly sCO2 Brayton cycles); clean combustion and pollutant control for biomass fuels
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Interests: thermodynamics; thermal power generation; energy storage; carbon capture utilization and storage
Interests: turbomachinery; multiphase flow; compressible flow
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Interests: thermodynamics; process splitting analysis; zero-emission power cycles; synthetic utilization of multienergy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Supercritical CO2 power cycles have advantages such as low critical parameters, high efficiency, a compact system, and suitability for variable-load and highly flexible operation. They are expected to be applied in many fields, such as new concentrated solar power generation, nuclear power generation, coal-fired power plants, and ship power systems. In recent years, supercritical CO2 power cycles have been the focus of a great deal of research, which has made significant progress in various aspects. The research and development of this technology and its future mature application will enable humanity to make significant progress in the fields of energy and the environment.
This Special Issue’s objective is to showcase and spread the latest progress in the theory, modeling, design, application, components, system equipment, and control of all types of supercritical CO2 power cycles.
Topics suitable for publication involve, yet are not restricted to, the following:
- Thermodynamic analysis, system integration, and operation control of all types of supercritical CO2 power cycles;
- Analysis and experiments of components or systems for supercritical CO2 power cycles;
- Flow of supercritical CO2 and fluid machinery (compressors and turbines);
- Heat transfer of supercritical CO2 and heat exchangers;
- Design, physical properties, and power cycles of composite working fluids based on supercritical CO2;
- Phase transition and pseudo-phase transition of supercritical CO2;
- Theory and technology of supercritical CO2 energy storage.
Dr. Jianhui Qi
Prof. Dr. Cheng Xu
Dr. Kan Qin
Dr. Tuantuan Xin
Dr. Hao Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- supercritical CO2
- Brayton cycle
- energy storage cycle
- flow and fluid machinery
- heat transfer
- modeling
- design
- application
- control
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