Next, the gas is expanded to state 4, where the temperature, T4,
is well below that of the cold region. Refrigeration is achieved through heat transfer from the cold region to the gas as it passes from state 4 to state 1, completing the cycle. The T�s diagram in Fig. 10.13b shows an ideal Brayton refrigeration cycle, denoted by 1�2s�3�4s�1, in which all processes are assumed to be internally reversible and the processes in the turbine and compressor are adiabatic. Also shown is the cycle 1�2�3�4�1, which suggests the effects of irreversibilities during adiabatic compression and expansion. Frictional pressure drops have been ignored. CYCLE ANALYSIS. The method of analysis of the Brayton refrigeration cycle is similar to that of the Brayton power cycle. Thus, at steady state the work of the compressor and the turbine per unit of mass flow are, respectively In obtaining these expressions, heat transfer with the surroundings and changes in kinetic and The Brayton refrigeration cycle is the reverse of the closed Brayton power cycle introduced in Sec. 9.6. A schematic of the reversed Brayton cycle is provided in Fig. 10.13a. The refrigerant gas, which may be air, enters the compressor at state 1, where the temperature is somewhat below the temperature of the cold region, TC, and is compressed to state 2. The gas is then cooled to state 3, where the gas temperature approaches the temperature of the