Explore Brayton
- Renewable Energy
- Gas Turbines
- Heat Exchangers
- Propulsion
- Combustion
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Brayton Energy has over 30 years of experience and over 25 projects developing advanced energy systems.
- Concentrated Solar Power
- Biomass power –solid fuels combustion
- Bio-gas: landfill, municipal digester, gasification
- Bio-fuels : Ethanol, bio-diesel, bio-oil
- Nuclear gas-cooled reactors
- Hybrid Fuel Cells
Gas Turbines
Gas Turbines
With more than 60 related projects, Brayton specializes in design and analysis of gas turbine engines, microturbines and complex Brayton cycles.
- Turbomachinery design from 1kW to 100 mW
- Cycle modeling trade studies
- Recuperated & combustion cycle incorporation
- Detailed processing of custom hardware
- Component level testing
- Performance mapping
Heat Exchangers
Heat Exchangers
Brayton has emerged as an industry leader using patented recuperator technologies and architectures in the most challenging heat exchanger applications.
- Supercritical CO2 cycles
- Gas turbine recuperators
- Next Gen nuclear
- Sub component destructive creep testing
- Thermal fatigue test characterization
- High temp thermal mechanical analysis
- High temp thermal mechanical analysis
Propulsion
Propulsion
From the sky to the road, Brayton has designed and tested their prototype micro-turbines using cutting-edge components for major corporations and US Government programs.
- Vehicular gas turbines
- Hybrid vehicles
- Range extenders
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
- Mid-altitude propulsion
- High altitude turbocharging
- High Altitude airship
- Direct drive and alternator power outputs
Combustion
Combustion
Fuel system development and integration is a key focus at Brayton, achieving NOx and CO levels below those of any commercial gas turbine or micro-turbine.
- Gas, liquid and solid fuel combustion studies
- Integrated annular and can style designs
- Gas Turbine Combustor & Fiber Matrix burners
- Duel Fuel & alternative fuel Combustors
- Ultra Low Emission Natural Gas Combustors
- Proven Techniques to Achieve CARB Emission Standards
- Prototype manufacturing and testing for 1kW to 2mW engines
Recent Brayton Projects
DOE SunShot
A low-cost, high-efficiency, high-pressure-capable solar receiver architecture was developed and tested. This technology enables the sCO2 power cycles that are a key component to achieving the DoE $0.06/kWh CSP LCOE target by 2020. Read More
MIT Micro Channel Heat Recuperator
Develop a micro profile heat exchanger to recover heat from combustion exhaust. Develop a manufacturing processes for micro channel flow with minimal pressure losses. Read More
Biomass Burning Fuels
Direct biomass combustion (solid fuel internal combustion) eliminates much of the costly fuel processing associated with making either bio-oils, ethanol, or standard gasifiers. To effectively achieve direct biomass combustion in a gas turbine Read More
Our Capabilities
Prototyping
Brayton is equipped with a diverse range of equipment for rapid prototyping and process development – including CNC machinery, specialized welding systems and multiple fabrication tools throughout our facility.
Brayton can create or modify custom tooling and finished hardware within 5 µm tolerances to meet the most demanding accuracy requirements for turbomachinery and high-speed bearings systems. With engineers, designers, and machinists working together, Brayton’s in-house capability provides an ideal environment for rapid prototyping.
