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An alternative architecture of the Humphrey cycle and the effect of fuel type on its efficiency [PDF]
Energy Science & Engineering, 2020 Conventional gas turbines are a very mature technology, and performance improvements are becoming increasingly difficult and costly to achieve. Pressure‐gain combustion (PGC) has emerged as a promising technology in this respect, due to the higher ...
Panagiotis Stathopoulos
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Aerospace, 2023 As the issue of pollutant emissions from aviation propulsion escalates, research into alternative powertrains is gaining momentum. Two promising technologies are the Hybrid Electric Propulsion System (HEPS) and Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC).
Dongsuk Kim, Majid Asli, Klaus Höschler
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Techno-economic analysis of innovative solutions for island grids with high renewable solar share [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This paper presents a techno-economic analysis of a hybrid dispatch strategy on an island through conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) and innovative gas turbine (GT) with pressure gain combustion (PGC) in the presence of renewable solar-PV ...
Dubey Abhishek +4 more
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Energies, 2018 Conventional gas turbines are approaching their efficiency limits and performance gains are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC) has emerged as a very promising technology in this respect, due to the higher thermal ...
Panagiotis Stathopoulos
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Pressure gain combustion advantage in land-based electric power generation
Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 2017 This article evaluates the improvement in gas turbine combined cycle power plant efficiency and output via pressure gain combustion (PGC). Ideal and real cycle calculations are provided for a rigorous assessment of PGC variants (e.g., detonation and ...
Seyfettin Gulen
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TechnologiesPressure-gain combustion (PGC) represents a promising alternative to conventional propulsion systems for interplanetary travel due to its key advantages, including higher thermodynamic efficiency, increased specific impulse, and more compact engine ...
Andrei Vlad Cojocea +6 more
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CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 2023 Aviation is at the center of public interest because of its environmental impact, such as noise and pollutant emissions. Evolutionary technologies are not expected to be sufficient to contribute significantly to the 2050 CO2 emissions reduction targets ...
Nicolai Neumann, Dieter Peitsch
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Journal of Engineering For Gas Turbines and Power, 2022 Classical gas turbine thermodynamic cycle has undergone no change over the last decades. The most important efficiency improvements have been obtained reducing thermal losses and raising the overall pressure ratio and peak temperature.
N. Detomaso +4 more
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A Review of Pressure Gain Combustion Solutions for Aerospace Propulsion
Energy Storage, 2022 Recent developments in Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC) technology have demonstrated its ability to achieve higher thermal efficiencies and lower carbon emissions as compared to conventional gas turbine counterpart working in Brayton cycle.
S. Purushothaman +3 more
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Aerospace, 2022 A noncircular engine cross-section could provide great flexibility in the integration of propulsion into the airframe. In this work, a tri-arc RDE was constructed and tested as an example of noncircular cross-sectioned RDE.
Jae-Hyuk Lee +4 more
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