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Thermodynamics
Lecture 3
Power Cycles (for Gas Turbines)
Sections 9.8 to 9.11, Cengel & Boles
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th 1
1
TL
TH
T4
T
1 3
T1
T2
The cycle is
impractical
particularly the
isothermal
processes of
heat transfer!
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Brayton Cycle
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Energy required, qH = h3 h2 = CP ( T3 - T2 )
Thermal efficiency may be computed:
th
T4 T1
wt wc T3 T4 T2 T1
1
qH
T3 T2
T3 T2
CP is assumed to be constant!
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P v
P P
T2 T1 2 2 T1 2 1
P1v1
P1 P2
P
T1 2
P1
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T1 rP
P
T3 T4 3
P4
T4 rP
1
1
T4 T1
1 1 1 rP
T3 T2
rP
< 1500K
th is also limited!
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Closed system
Open system
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T T
h h
c 2 s 1 2 s 1
T2 T1
h2 h1
t
th
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T T4
h3 h4
3
h3 h4 s T3 T4 s
h3 h4 h2 h1 T3 T4 T2 T1
T3 T2
h3 h2
L3: Power Cycles (for Gas Turbines)
CP assumed
constant!
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12
12, 3 4
with intercooling 23
multi-stage expansion
67, 8 9
with reheat 78
10
regeneration
preheating 45
recovered from 910
th = wnet / q
where wnet = (h6-h7)+ (h8-h9)- (h2-h1)- (h4-h3)
and q = (h8-h7)+ (h6-h5)
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P=c
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products
air
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closed cycle
wt = wc
w c = h3 h2
w t = h4 h5
ram effect
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Assignment 2
Please attempt:
Problem Set 1:
Q 3 (tutorial class discussion - Weeks 11 & 12)
Q 4 (Imparo online tutorial)
(Please attempt problems before referring to the Outline Solutions
for maximum benefit in learning)
Enjoy!!
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