ME CC 502 – P01 PRACTICE PROBLEM – SP #4A

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Note: Solution must be presented in the following order:

1. Problem
2. Formula
3. Substitution with the conversions used
4. Final Answer

1. A gas turbine working on a simple ideal Brayton cycle has a temperature of 300 K at the inlet of the compressor and
1200 K at the inlet of the turbine. The cycle produces a net power of 40 MW with a pressure ratio of 15. Determine the
mass flow rate of air in kg/s.

2. A simple gas turbine has a temperature of 300 K at the inlet of the compressor and 1200 K at the inlet of the turbine.
The cycle produces a net power of 40 MW with a pressure ratio of 15. Determine the mass flow rate of air in kg/s if both
the compressor and turbine have 85 % isentropic efficiency.

3. A Brayton cycle operating at 500 R and 2800 R minimum and maximum temperatures is found to produce 3.2 x 10 8
Btu/hr of work. For a pressure ratio of 12, determine the amount of heat added.

4. A simple gas turbine takes air at 100 KPa, 30 C and is compressed to 850 KPa. The gas leaves the combustor at
1250 C. Find the net work. Use cpa = 0.24 and cpg = 0.27 kcal/kg C.

5. A gas turbine plant receives 100,000 liters/min of air producing 240 KW of power. Generator efficiency is 90%. Fuel
air ratio is 0.01 and heating value of the fuel is at 45420 KJ/kg. Determine the plant thermal efficiency.

6. 272 grams/sec of air is used in a diesel engine where 317 KJ/sec of heat is supplied. At the suction: P1 = 97.91
KPaa, t1 = 48.9 C. After compression: P2 = 3930 KPaa, determine the mean effective pressure.

7. Determine the heat rejected for a diesel cycle using 1 cu.ft of air at 14.7 psia, 140 F if the compression ratio is 13.5
and with a cut-off occuring at 6% of the stroke. Use k=1.34.

8. What is the mean effective pressure of a diesel engine using 1 cu.ft of air at 14 psia, 140 F. Compression ratio is
13.5; cut-off occurs at 6.5% of the stroke. Use k=1.34.

9. Specification of a 4-cylinder, 4-cycle diesel engine are 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm x 900 rpm. Mechanical efficiency, 86%.
Find the KW output of a direct-connected generator of 90% efficiency when the indicated mep is 7.73 kg / cm 2 .

10. A 4-stroke, 8 cylinder diesel engine with bore and stroke of 9 in. x 12 in., respectively and speed of 1000 rpm has a
brake mean effective pressure of 165 psi. Determine the engine brake power.