Abstract: After the renewed interest in supercritical carbon dioxide cycles, a large number of cycle layouts have been proposed in literature. These works, which are essentially theoretical, consider different operating conditions ...

Abstract: Previous work by the authors has shown that broader analyses than those typically found in literature (in terms of operating pressures allowed) can yield interesting conclusions with respect to the best candidate cycles ...

Abstract: Abstract. This paper focuses on the expansion train designed for the compressed air energy storage (CAES) concept under development in the EU-funded ASTERIx-CAESar project. The system integrates concentrated solar thermal ...