WANG Wei, WANG Longyu, LI Zhe, WU Yuting, MA Chongfang . Thermodynamic Analysis of Supercritical Organic Fluid Brayton Cycles for Middle and Low Temperature Power Generation[J]. Journal of Thermal Science, 2026 , 35(1) : 151 -167 . DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2200-8

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