The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries

• Published in: Applied thermal engineering Vol. 126; pp. 255 - 275
• Main Authors: Li, Ming-Jia, Zhu, Han-Hui, Guo, Jia-Qi, Wang, Kun, Tao, Wen-Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 05.11.2017
• Subjects: Application; Nuclear industry; Solar industry; Supercritical CO2 power cycle; Technology; Working fluid; Nuclear industry; Working fluid; Solar industry; Technology; Application; Supercritical CO2 power cycle
• ISSN: 1359-4311
• DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.07.173

•The advantages and classifications of S-CO2 cycles are presented.•Applications of cycles especially in nuclear and solar industries are summarized.•The theoretical and experimental analysis of system and component are investigated.•The comparison of working fluids and component designs are analyzed.•The challenges to improve the efficiency of S-CO2 cycle applications are concluded. The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle have recently been gaining a lot of attention for applications to different energy industries. The advantage of the S-CO2cycle is high-efficiency within an economic and convenient structure. The stable chemical properties make it be proper to a range of metal material applications. This study provides a detailed comprehensive study of the recent development trends of the S-CO2 power cycle and the different applications of S-CO2 power cycle in various energy industries, especially nuclear energy and solar energy. The theoretical analysis, experimental analysis and the classification of different approaches are summarized for energy sources. The comparison of working fluids, component designs are presented in the article as well. The challenges for improving the efficiency of S-CO2 power cycle applications are analyzed. The study will be a beneficial complement to understanding the recent progress.