The first large-scale SCO2 compressor experimental platform was put into operation

The new refrigerant power generation team at the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences recently completed the construction of China’s first large-scale supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) compressor experimental platform.
At present, the Hengshui base has completed equipment commissioning and is preparing for compressor testing.

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? Supercritical carbon dioxide turbine power generation is an internationally recognized revolutionary and disruptive new generation of power generation technology.
The compressor is the "heart" of the SCO2 power generation system.
Many domestic units have carried out extensive SCO2 compressor design theories and computer simulations.
Research, but because there is no suitable experimental platform, it has been unable to carry out experimental verification, which greatly limits the progress of China's SCO2 compressor research and development
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? The experimental platform built this time is a general platform for testing the performance of SCO2 compressors and for carrying out basic experiments related to SCO2 fluid compression characteristics.
It can also be used for experiments such as high-speed rotor testing, bearing testing, and sealing testing.
It is currently the only one in China The megawatt-level SCO2 compressor experimental platform is also the world's largest and highest-level experimental platform of its kind
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