The name “combined cycle” refers to the two thermodynamic cycles that produce power. The most efficient combustion turbines might have a net efficiency of approximately 40%.

A research team led by Prof. Guo Bin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

1. The XTS-210 employs a high-efficiency hybrid cycle (HEHC). The X-Engine technology used in the XTS-210 is a direct drive rotary approach that can be viewed as an "inverted" Wankel engine.

After all, if I run a thermal power plant with peak temperatures in the 2000F range on a 60F day, the highest efficiency I’m ever going to get out of that cycle is 1-519/2459 = 79%.

A recent study led by Chinese scientists has challenged the hundreds-of-year-old myth that a heat engine can achieve both maximum power output and high efficiency. The approach defies the ...

The plant, which began operating in June 2018, is typical of newer power stations. Its combined-cycle setup allows it to reach 60% thermal efficiency, meaning that 60% of the heat energy input is ...

The high heat-to-power conversion efficiency, as well as the flexibility of using different expander and compression equipment and heat exchangers in the REHOS cycle, also enhances its appeal.

Now Volkswagen, no stranger to doing whatever it takes to lower consumption (figures), has joined the party by releasing a 1.5-liter Miller Cycle engine tasked with improving fuel consumption and ...