supercritical
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- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈkrɪtɪkəl/
- Specialized
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supercrítico
- The commercial generating unit, or CGU, is based on an efficient, supercritical steam cycle originally developed by the Electric Power Research Institute and Sargent & Lundy.
- supercritical carbon dioxide
- supercritical fluid
- supercritical steam cycle
Examples
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Moreover, the supercritical CO2 has a higher density than subcritical fluids, so there is potential to reduce the size of hardware.
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The size, size distribution, crystal growth, structure, and morphology of particles produced by supercritical water can be controlled by the feed concentrations.
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So now they use supercritical carbon dioxide.
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So is the supercritical carbon dioxide in a closed system and does not have to be replaced?
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If the risk of high temperature and pressure "supercritical steam" is accepted, their efficiency can climb to 43%.
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The following publications contain additional information on supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle technology.
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Correspondingly, gold is heated to near- or supercritical temperatures, and the surface tension becomes very low or disappears.
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Brayton-cycle turbines using supercritical carbon dioxide would make a great replacement for steam-driven Rankine-cycle turbines currently deployed.
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Some evaluations estimate that a supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle turbine will use only a tenth the number of valves of a similarly sized steam plant.
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Supercritical carbon dioxide is used in extraction processes because it has properties of both a liquid and a gas.
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Etymology
The word supercritical has two parts: super- meaning 'above' and critical meaning 'a point where things change', which you see in the phrase 'critical moment'. For fluids, it means 'above the temperature and pressure where liquid and gas become one', so the substance shows both liquid and gas qualities.