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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 4, 040607(2025)

Analysis on thermophysical property and thermodynamic performance of He-Xe Brayton cycle system

Zhengcheng ZHAO^1,2, Haotian LUO^1,2, Yanan ZHAO^1,2、*, and Tao YU^1,2

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¹School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy Design and Safety, Ministry of Education, Hengyang 421001, China

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Zhengcheng ZHAO, Haotian LUO, Yanan ZHAO, Tao YU. Analysis on thermophysical property and thermodynamic performance of He-Xe Brayton cycle system[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(4): 040607

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Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Received: Apr. 26, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jun. 3, 2025

The Author Email: Yanan ZHAO (赵亚楠)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240154

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