Contents

Thermal Engineering

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Vol. 72, No. 2, 2025

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STEAM-TURBINE, GAS-TURBINE, AND COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS AND THEIR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

Influence of Discharge Collecting Chambers on the Efficiency of a Turbogenerator Air Ventilator

V. G. Gribin, O. M. Mitrokhova, P. M. Nesterov, and S. N. Mitrokhov p. 85  abstract

The Influence of Air Inleakages on the Dynamic Characteristics of the Steam Turbine Unit Condenser‒Ejector System

K. E. Aronson, A. Yu. Ryabchikov, D. V. Brezgin, D. Yu. Balakin, N. V. Zhelonkin, and A. L. Demidov p. 91  abstract

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HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER AND PROPERTIES OF WORKING FLUIDS AND MATERIALS

Modeling of R-142b Saturated Vapor Condensation in a Horizontal Tube Using the VOF Method in the Wall Conjugate Statement

G. G. Yan’kov, K. B. Minko, O. O. Mil’man, and V. I. Artemov p. 98  abstract

Nucleate Boling Heat Transfer of Dielectric Liquid HFE-7100 in Horizontal Layers at Various Pressures

A. E. Brester, D. A. Shvetsov, V. I. Zhukov, and A. N. Pavlenko p. 108  abstract

CFD-Simulation of Bulk Condensation Considering the Finite Rate of Interphase Heat Transfer

A. A. Sidorov, and A. K. Yastrebov p. 117  abstract

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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, HYDROPOWER

Renovation of Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Plants: Problems and Prospects

A. B. Tarasenko, and S. V. Kiseleva p. 131  abstract

Processing Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol Based on Thermal Energy Supported by Solar Energy

U. Das, T. H. Dar, and C. Nandi p. 144  abstract

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STEAM BOILERS, ENERGY FUEL, BURNERS, AND BOILER AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

Investigation into Operation of a Semitower Boiler of a 158-MW Power Unit and Prospects for Application of Such Boilers in Russia

V. M. Supranov, B. R. Sosa, B. Kh. F. Sosa, and K. A. Pleshanov p. 157  abstract

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Development of Adsorbent out of Waste from a Thermal Power Plant’s Water-Treatment Plant for Removal of Carbon Dioxide

A. A. Filimonova, A. Yu. Vlasova, N. D. Chichirova, and R. F. Kamalieva p. 166  abstract

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