Air enters the compressor of an air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of 60 m/s at 0.8 bar, 280 K. The compressor pressure ratio is 20, and the maximum cycle temperature is 2100 K. For the compressor, the isentropic efficiency is 92% and for the turbine the isentropic efficiency is 95%. Determine (a) the net power developed, in MW. (b) the rate of heat addition in the combustor, in MW. (c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Air enters the compressor of an air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of 60 m/s at 0.8 bar, 280 K. The compressor pressure ratio is 20, and the maximum cycle temperature is 2100 K. For the compressor, the isentropic efficiency is 92% and for the turbine the isentropic efficiency is 95%. Determine (a) the net power developed, in MW. (b) the rate of heat addition in the combustor, in MW. (c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

7th Edition

ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

ChapterMA: Math Assessment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1MA

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Air enters the compressor of a regenerative air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate…

Q: A regenerative gas turbine with intercooling and reheat operates at steady state. Air enters the…

Q: air-standard Brayton cycle at 14 lbf/in2, 520◦R. The compressor pressure ratio is 14 and the turbine…

Q: Air enters a two-stage compressor operating at steady state at 560°R, 14 Ibf/in.? The overall…

Q: Air enters the compressor of an Ericsson cycle at 300 K, 1 bar, with a mass flow rate of 5 kg/sec.…

A: Given: The temperature at the inlet of the compressor is, T3=300 K The pressure at the inlet of the…

Q: Air enters the compressor of an ideal air-standard Brayton cycle at 100 kPa, 300 K, with a…

A: According to the question T1=300 K P1=100kPa V1˙=5m3/s T3 = 1800 K r = 6 For the ideal Air standard…

Q: Air enters the compressor of an air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of 60 m³/s at…

Q: A Brayton cycle is equipped with a 75%-effective regenerator, as shown in Fig. 2.Air enters the…

A: Since we only answer upto 3 subparts we will answer the first three. Please resubmit the question…

Q: Air enters the compressor of an air standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of 60m3/s at…

A: Determine the following parameters for the air-standard Brayton cycle: the amount of heat added to…

Q: volume of 0.004 m3 at 27 o C and 101 kPa. If the displacement volume is 0.0035 m3 and the heat…

A: Given that , V1=0.004m3T1=27°CP1=101kPaVs=0.0035m3

Q: Air enters the compressor of an ideal air-standard Brayton cycle at 100 kPa, 300 K, with a…

Q: Air enters the diffuser of a turbojet engine with a mass flow rate of 65 lb/s at 9 lbf/in2, 420°R,…

A: Given data mass flow rate =65 lb/s velocity =750 ft/s compression ratio =12 Calculations Energy…

Q: Air enters the compressor of an air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of 60 m³/s at…

Q: Air enters the compressor of a Brayton refrigeration cycle at 100 kPa, 260 K, and is compressed…

A: Given data: ◆ The state of air at the compressor inlet: P1 = P4 = 100 kPa , T1 = 260 K ◆ The state…

Question

100%

6. Air enters the compressor of an air-standard Brayton cycle with a volumetric flow rate of
60 m³/s at 0.8 bar, 280 K. The compressor pressure ratio is 20, and the maximum cycle
temperature is 2100 K. For the compressor, the isentropic efficiency is 92% and for the turbine
the isentropic efficiency is 95%. Determine
(a) the net power developed, in MW.
(b) the rate of heat addition in the combustor, in MW.
(c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps with 4 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, mechanical-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

At the beginning of the compression process of an air-standard Otto cycle, p1 = 1 bar and T1 = 300 K. The compression ratio is 8.5 and the heat addition per unit mass of air is 1400 kJ/kg.Determine:(a) the maximum temperature of the cycle, in K.(b) the net work, in kJ/kg.(c) the percent thermal efficiency of the cycle.(d) the mean effective pressure, in kPa.
Air enters the compressor of a Brayton refrigeration cycle at 100 kPa, 260 K, and is compressed adiabatically to 300 kPa. Air enters the turbine at 300 kPa, 300 K, and expands adiabatically to 100 kPa. For the cycle, assuming the compressor and turbine isentropic efficiencies are both 100%, determine: (a) The net work per unit mass of air flow [15 kJ/kg] (b) The coefficient of performance [2.7]
4Air enters the compressor of a simple gas turbine at p1 = 14 lbf/in2, T1 = 520°R. The isentropic efficiencies of the compressor and turbine are 83 and 87%, respectively. The compressor pressure ratio is 12 and the temperature at the turbine inlet is 2500°R. The volumetric flow rate of the air entering the compressor is 9000 ft3/min. Use an air-standard analysis. a) Determine the net power developed, in Btu/h. b) Determine the thermal efficiency of the cycle. c) The temperatures at the compressor and turbine exits in °R. d) The temperatures at the compressor and turbine enters in °R rmine the net power developed, in Btu/h .
Air enters a two-stage compressor operating at steady state at 520°R, 14 Ibf/in.2 The overall pressure ratio across the stages is 16 and each stage operates isentropically. Intercooling occurs at constant pressure at the value that minimizes compressor work input, with air exiting the intercooler at 520°R. When the temperature of the air entering each compressor stage is the same, the minimum total compressor work input per unit of mass flowing occurs when the pressure ratio is the same across each stage. Assuming ideal gas behavior, with k = 1.4, determine the work per unit mass of air flowing for the two-stage compressor, in Btu per Ib of air flowing. W. Btu/lb m
The rate of heat addition to an ideal air-standard Brayton cycle is 1.0 x 107 Btu/h. The pressure ratio for the cycle is 12 and the minimum and maximum temperatures are 520°R and 2800°R, respectively.Determine:(a) the percent thermal efficiency of the cycle.(b) the mass flow rate of air, in lb/h.(c) the net power developed by the cycle, in hp.
_.. A steam compressor operates with P₁ = 100 kPa and x1 = 1 at the inlet, a final pressure of 1600 kPa at the exit, a mass flow rate of m = 5 kg/s, and an isentropic efficiency of n = 85%. Complete a thermodynamic analysis of the compressor, using the appropriate data for water, by finding: (A) The isentropic temperature at the exit, T2s, (B) The actual temperature at the compressor exit, T2, and (C) the rate of entropy production of the compressor, $gen. W