Brayton Cycle

(cold air standard)

P2P1 =

R.J. Ribando

STATE POINTS
1 - Compressor In
2 - Combustor In
3 - Turbine In
4 - Turbine Out
5 - Compressor In

P [kPa]
100.00
1500.00
1500.00
100.00
100.00

15 Press. Ratio

Color Key

k=
cpo =

1.0045 kJ/kgK

Problem

R=
mdot =

0.287 kJ/kgK
10 kg/s

Brayton

T [oC]
20.00
362.00
1200.00
401.00
20.00

1.4 Sp. Ht. Rat.

T [K]
293.15
635.15
1473.15
674.15
293.15

Fill In

v [m3/kg] s [kJ/kgK] h [kJ/kg]

0.8400
0.1000
0.1200
0.0900
0.2800
0.9400
1.9500
0.9400
0.8400
0.1000

Instructions

Equations Used :

Sample Problem

Q
in
Heat Exchanger

RT
P

s so c p ln

Sensitivity Study

T2 p2

T1 p1

(.wav)

PROCESSES
Compressor
Combustor
Turbine
Low Temp HX

hin [kJ/kg]

hout [kJ/kg]

Q [kW]

(.wav)

W [kW]

Compressor

Turbine

W
cycle

1
Sums =

0.00

0.00

Heat Exchanger

Q
out
P-v Diagram for Brayton Cycle

1600.00
1400.00
Compressor

1200.00

Combustor

1000.00

Tem perature [C]

Pressure [kPa]

BWR =
Eta =

T-s Diagram for Brayton Cycle

1400.00
1200.00
1000.00

Heat Exchanger

800.00

800.00

600.00

600.00

400.00

400.00

200.00

200.00

0.00
0.0000

Compressor
Combustor
Turbine
Heat
Exchanger

Turbine

0.5000 1.0000 1.5000 2.0000

Specific Volume [m3/kg]

2.5000

0.00
0.0000

0.2000

0.4000

0.6000

0.8000

1.0000

Entropy [kJ/kgK]

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k 1
k

T2
R
T1

v

v

0.5000 1.0000 1.5000 2.0000

Specific Volume [m3/kg]

p2p1
12
13.9
15.8
17.7
19.6
21.5
23.4
25.3
27.2
29.1
31
32.9
34.8
36.7
38.6
40.5
42.4
44.3
46.2
48.1
50

eta
0.50834269
0.52856226
0.54550768
0.56001668
0.57264973
0.58379883
0.59374804
0.60270928
0.6108445
0.61828005
0.62511621
0.63143384
0.63729897
0.64276619
0.6478811
0.65268212
0.65720196
0.66146862
0.66550625
0.66933584
0.67297572

0.00
0.0000

2.5000

0.2000

0.4000

0.6000

0.8000

1.0000

Entropy [kJ/kgK]

Dependent

0.00
0.0000

Parameter Study
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

Independent

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Equations Used :
v

RT
P

s so cp ln
T2 p2

T1 p1

k 1
k

T2
p
Rln 2
T1
p1

v1

v
2

k 1

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Brayton Cycle
(cold air standard)
with Regeneration

P2P1 =
k=
cpo =
R=
mdot =
EtaRegen =

Pratio

Color Key

1.4 Sp. Ht. Rat.

Instructions

Fill In

1.0045 kJ/kgK

Problem

0.287 kJ/kgK
kg/s

Brayton

Sample Problem
Sensitivity Study

STATE POINTS
1 - Compressor In
2 - Regenerator In
x - Burner In
3 - Turbine In
4 - Turbine Out
y - Regenerator Out
5 - Compressor In

v [m3/kg]

T [K]

4
hout [kJ/kg]

Q [kW]

W [kW]

Burner

Regenerator
Compressor

0.00

0.00

P-v Diagram for Brayton Cycle w/Regeneration

12
10

Compressor
Regenerator
Combustor
Turbine
Regenerator

8
6
4

Turbine

Tem perature [C]

Sums =
BWR =
Eta =
Pressure [kPa]

s [kJ/kgK] h [kJ/kg]

hin [kJ/kg]

PROCESSES
Compressor
Regenerator
Combustor
Turbine
Regenerator
Fictitious HX

T [oC]

P [kPa]

T-s Diagram for Brayton Cycle w/Regeneration

12
Compressor
Regenerator
Combustor
Turbine
Regenerator

10
8
6
4

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0

10

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0
0

10

12

p2p1

0
2

Dependent

etar
1

4
6
8
1.95 0.50424679
Specific 2.9
Volume
[m3/kg]
0.57608049

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

3.85
4.8
5.75
6.7
7.65
8.6
9.55
10.5
11.45
12.4
13.35
14.3
15.25
16.2
0 17.15
18.1
19.05
20

10

12

10

12

Entropy [kJ/kgK]

0.59856899
0.60610695
0.6074361
Parameter Study w/Regen
0.60574438
0.60244512
0.59824712
0.59353707
0.58853902
0.58338854
0.57817035
0.57293853
0.56772807
0.56256171
0.55745414
5
10
15
20
0.55241467
0.54744898 Independent
0.54256022
0.53774983

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