Contents

Thermal Engineering

Vol. 73, No. 7, 2026

GENERAL SUBJECTS

The Critical Role of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies in Achieving Climate Stabilization

V. V. Klimenko, A. V. Klimenko, A. G. Tereshin, and O. V. Mikushina p. 501  abstract

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

Development of the Liquid Pentane Thermal Oil Heater Design for an ORC Unit

I. S. Antanenkova, A. A. Antanenkov, and D. S. Pisarev p. 510  abstract

Comparison of the Virtual Test Results for the Profiling Versions of a High-Capacity Steam Turbine’s Low Pressure Cylinder Stages

K. L. Lapshin and Yu. V. Ferafont’ev p. 523  abstract

Comparative Experimental Study of the Flow Characteristics of Geometrically Similar Straight-Flow and Stepped Labyrinth Seals

S. S. Dmitriev, B. N. Petrunin, and I. A. Nikitin p. 530  abstract

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, AND PROPERTIES OF WORKING FLUIDS AND MATERIALS

A Study of Surface Boiling Intensification: A New Method for Heat Transfer Enhancement

A. V. Belyaev, M. D. Filippov, A. V. Dedov, I. M. Pavlov, and E. I. Gareev p. 537  abstract

Design and Study of a 10 kV Electric Water Heater with Ceramic Insulation Tubes

Jang Kiho, Jon Chol Jin, and Kim Bong Il p. 550  abstract

Thermal Performance Improvement of Paraffin Wax by Using Amine-Functionalized Graphene as a Nanomaterial

Daya Shankar Prasad and Pradeep Kumar Singh p. 561  abstract

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Review and Analysis of Experimental Data on Critical Heat Flux in the Fuel Assemblies of VVER Reactors

E. A. Vertikov, D. A. Oleksyuk, M. A. Malyutin, P. A. Domrachev, D. A. Yashnikov, and O. N. Morozkin p. 577  abstract

Performance Assessment of the Separated Moisture Drain Arrangement in the Intermediate Separation and Steam Reheating System for NPP Turbine Units in Transient Operation Modes

D. A. Klimov, S. B. Esin, M. V. Mironova, V. V. Nedavnii, Yu. V. Gusev, and T. A. Zambrzhitskaya p. 589  abstract