THERMODYNAMICS: ENG APPROACH LOOSELEAF
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Chapter 9.12, Problem 205FEP
Consider a gas turbine that has a pressure ratio of 6 and operates on the Brayton cycle with regeneration between the temperature limits of 20 and 900°C. If the specific heat ratio of the working fluid is 1.3, the highest thermal efficiency this gas turbine can have is
- (a) 38 percent
- (b) 46 percent
- (c) 62 percent
- (d) 58 percent
- (e) 97 percent
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