Contents

Thermal Engineering

Vol. 71, No. 7, 2024

GENERAL ENERGY ISSUES

Contribution of Coal Electricity to Global CO2 Emissions: The Existing Situation and Current Trends of Their Reduction

A. N. Tugov p. 547  abstract

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

Calculated and Experimental Substantiation of Increasing the Interval between Repairs of the SGT5-2000E Gas Turbine Cooled Blades

Yu. A. Radin, S. N. Lenev, A. P. Pikhlakas, and A. A. Lyubimov p. 560  abstract

Digital Particle Image Visualization of the Cooling Film Formation in a Flow Around the Leading Edge of a Vane in a Gas Turbine Engine

S. V. Veretennikov, O. A. Evdokimov, A. A. Kolesova, K. A. Vinogradov, and A. I. Gur’yanov p. 569  abstract

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Directions for Increasing Thermal Efficiency of an NPP with PWR

Yu. G. Sukhorukov, Yu. V. Smolkin, G. I. Kazarov, E. N. Kulakov, E. P. Kondurov, and A. V. Popov p. 583  abstract

Computational Studies of Thermal Hydraulics in a New Integral Reactor Plant VVER-I with Natural Circulation

M. M. Bedretdinov, O. E. Stepanov, D. N. Moisin, and M. A. Bykov p. 591  abstract

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER AND PROPERTIES OF WORKING FLUIDS AND MATERIALS

Experimental Studies of Phenomena Occurring during Vapor Explosion Triggering

N. V. Vasil’ev, S. N. Vavilov, Yu. A. Zeigarnik, and E. A. Lidzhiev p. 600  abstract

Multiphase Natural Convection Heat Sink for Information and Communications Technology Applications

F. J. Lesage, M. Aladji, and R. Eugenie p. 608  abstract

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

A Comparative Study on Methods used in Life Cycle Assessment of Coal-Fired Power Plant

U. Das, C. Nandi, D. De, S. Das, and S. S. Nandi p. 617  abstract