Brayton Cycle a Potential Power Game-Changer (IMAGE)
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The illustration shows a recompression closed Brayton cycle with arrows indicating the flow of supercritical carbon-dioxide (S- CO2). Starting at the lower left corner, S-CO2 is heated and sent through a turbine where energy is extracted. It then goes through recuperators, also called heat exchangers, where the hot S-CO2 transfers heat to the colder S-CO2. The S-CO2 flow is then split between the compressor and re-compressor and redistributed back into the system.
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Illustration courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories
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