Numerical assessment of scale-up criteria in a wall-cooled reactor for hydrogen combustion in supercritical water

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• Enhanced thermal efficiency was observed during hydrogen combustion in supercritical water reactors, promoting better energy outputs.
• Key evidence illustrates significant improvements in combustion efficiency, with assessments yielding predictive scaling metrics.
• Analysis of reactor performance under supercritical water conditions demonstrated favorable scale-up criteria for operational effectiveness.
• Findings may enable the optimization of hydrogen combustion systems at larger scales, highlighting the importance of these criteria.