Thomas Conboy

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 951 citations indexed

About

Thomas Conboy is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Conboy has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 951 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Conboy's work include Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (12 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (8 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (7 papers). Thomas Conboy is often cited by papers focused on Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (12 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (8 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (7 papers). Thomas Conboy collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. Thomas Conboy's co-authors include James Jay Pasch, Alan Kruizenga, Brian D. Iverson, Darryn Fleming, Steven A. Wright, Gary E Rochau, Mujid S. Kazimi, Thomas McKrell, Robert L. Fuller and Matthew David Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Nuclear Engineering and Design and Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Conboy

27 papers receiving 923 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy

2013 412 citations Brian D. Iverson, Thomas Conboy et al. Applied Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Conboy United States	12	710	327	308	205	156	28	951
Seungjoon Baik South Korea	10	1.1k 1.5×	546 1.7×	481 1.6×	205 1.0×	172 1.1×	14	1.4k
Seong Kuk Cho South Korea	14	1.1k 1.5×	540 1.7×	427 1.4×	228 1.1×	177 1.1×	26	1.4k
James Jay Pasch United States	5	538 0.8×	237 0.7×	187 0.6×	101 0.5×	129 0.8×	11	656
Yasuyoshi Kato Japan	14	1.2k 1.6×	405 1.2×	659 2.1×	269 1.3×	82 0.5×	32	1.5k
Ji-An Meng China	14	857 1.2×	346 1.1×	300 1.0×	105 0.5×	80 0.5×	34	992
Chang-Hyo Son South Korea	16	725 1.0×	176 0.5×	271 0.9×	105 0.5×	132 0.8×	119	992
Hanbing Ke China	17	557 0.8×	172 0.5×	258 0.8×	145 0.7×	45 0.3×	44	740
Wengang Bai China	14	392 0.6×	326 1.0×	288 0.9×	51 0.2×	44 0.3×	24	635
W. Stein Australia	12	623 0.9×	242 0.7×	89 0.3×	111 0.5×	446 2.9×	30	1.0k
Alexis Cantizano Spain	13	331 0.5×	154 0.5×	129 0.4×	82 0.4×	76 0.5×	30	576

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All Works

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Conboy, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Turbo-Brayton Converter for Radioisotope Power Systems. 426–431.

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Wright, Steven A., et al.. (2016). Summary of the Sandia Supercritical CO2 Development Program.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 34 indexed citations

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Wright, Steven A., Thomas Conboy, & Ross Radel. (2015). Supercritical CO2 compression loop operation at off-nominal conditions.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations

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Garg, Pardeep, Pramod Kumar, Pradip Dutta, Thomas Conboy, & Clifford K. Ho. (2014). Design of an Experimental Test Facility for Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle. 3 indexed citations

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Garg, Pardeep, et al.. (2014). Advanced Low Pressure Cycle for Concentrated Solar Power Generation. 2 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, Thomas McKrell, & Mujid S. Kazimi. (2014). Evaluation of Helical-Cruciform Fuel Rod Assemblies for High-Power-Density LWRs. Nuclear Technology. 188(2). 139–153. 34 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Scaling Considerations for SCO2 Cycle Heat Exchangers. 6 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, Matthew David Carlson, & Gary E Rochau. (2014). Dry-Cooled Supercritical CO2 Power for Advanced Nuclear Reactors. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 137(1). 30 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, Matthew David Carlson, & Gary E Rochau. (2014). Dry-Cooled Supercritical CO2 Power for Advanced Nuclear Reactors. 4 indexed citations

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Iverson, Brian D., Thomas Conboy, James Jay Pasch, & Alan Kruizenga. (2013). Supercritical CO₂ Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy. Applied Energy. 1 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, James Jay Pasch, & Darryn Fleming. (2013). Control of a Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton Cycle Demonstration Loop. 6 indexed citations

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Fleming, Darryn, et al.. (2013). Testing Platform and Commercialization Plan for Heat Exchanging Systems for SCO2 Power Cycles. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 9 indexed citations

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Iverson, Brian D., Thomas Conboy, James Jay Pasch, & Alan Kruizenga. (2013). Supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy. Applied Energy. 111. 957–970. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Conboy, Thomas, James Jay Pasch, & Darryn Fleming. (2013). Control of a Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton Cycle Demonstration Loop. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 135(11). 66 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas. (2013). Real-Gas Effects in Foil Thrust Bearings Operating in the Turbulent Regime. Journal of Tribology. 135(3). 51 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, Steven A. Wright, James Jay Pasch, et al.. (2012). Performance Characteristics of an Operating Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 134(11). 144 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, Steven A. Wright, James Jay Pasch, et al.. (2012). Performance Characteristics of an Operating Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle. 941–952. 4 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Supercritical CO2 mixture behavior for advanced power cycles and applications.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 14 indexed citations

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Wright, Steven A., Thomas Conboy, & Gary E Rochau. (2011). Break-even Power Transients for two Simple Recuperated S-CO2 Brayton Cycle Test Configurations.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 17 indexed citations

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Conboy, Thomas & Pavel Hejzlar. (2006). Thermal-Hydraulic Performance of Cross-Shaped Spiral Fuel in High-Power-Density BWRs. 765–771. 12 indexed citations

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