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Which risk increases when a supercritical CO2 power cycle operates continuously with fluctuating heat source?

A)Turbine blade fatigue accelerates rapidly
B)Condenser pressure approaches critical point
C)Working fluid chemical decomposition intensifies
D)Feed pump cavitation chance increases sharply

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High cycle fatigue becomes more problematic because variations in the heat source cause thermal stresses and strains within turbine blades subjecting blade materials to fatigue related to a continuous change; therefore, blade fatigue increases, rather than other material degradation issues because load variations greatly increase.

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