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Chapter 13.3, Problem 70P
The gas passing through the turbine of a simple ideal Brayton cycle has the volumetric composition 30 percent nitrogen, 10 percent oxygen, 40 percent carbon dioxide, and 20 percent water. Calculate the thermal efficiency of this cycle when the air enters the compressor at 100 kPa and 20°C, the pressure ratio is 8, and the temperature at the turbine inlet is 1000°C. Model the heat-addition and heat-rejection processes using constant gas properties that are the average of the air and expansion gas properties.
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