Research Article
Experimental Study on a Small-Scale Transcritical CO2 Rankine Cycle for Solar Thermal Applications
Table 3
Design operating conditions of the experimental facility.
| | Point | Temperature (°C) | Pressure (MPa) | Enthalpy (kJ/kg) | Entropy (kJ/kg-K) | Quality (kg/kg) | Mass flow (kg/s) |
| | 1 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 229.7 | 1.1 | Subcooled | 0.068 | | 2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 237.8 | 1.1 | Subcooled | | 3 | 70.0 | 12.1 | 419.7 | 1.669 | Supercritical | | 4 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 419.7 | 1.759 | Superheated |
| | 15.1 | 5.1 | 398.9 | 1.687 | 0.9 | 0.068 |
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