Br

ayt
onCy
cleandGasTur
binePowerPl
ant
Q#1:Fora gas t urbi
ne cycl
e pressurerati
oi s 9:
1.Inl
etairtemperat
ureto
compressori
s20⁰ C.Maximum temper at
ureforgastur
binecy
clei
s840⁰C.Fi
ndout
thecy
cleeffi
ciencyofgastur
bine.

Q#2:I
nagast urbi
neunit,
airi
sdr awnat1.02barand15⁰C.Theniti
scompressedto
6.
12bar.Cal
culatether
maleffi
ciencyandworkrati
oofidealconst
antpr
essur
ecy cl
e
whenmaximum cy cl
etemperat
ur eisl
imi
tedto800⁰C.(
40%)

Q#3:Astati
onar
ygast ur
binepowerplantdel
iver
s10000kW toanelectr
icgenerator
.
Mini
mum andmaximum t emperat
uresare27⁰Cand827⁰Cwhilethepressurerat
iois
5.Fi
ndturbi
nepoweroutput,fr
act
ionofturbi
nepoweroutputwhichi
susedt oderive
compressor
,massflow rateofairi
nkg/ minandthermaleff
ici
encyofcy cl
e.(17.6
MW, 0.
43,2592kg/
mi n,36.86%)

Q#4:Consideran idealairst andar

d Brayton cycl
ein which the ai
rintothe
compr
essorisat100kPaand20⁰ C.Pr
essurerat
ioacrossthecompressori
s12to1.
Themaximum temperatureint
hecy cl
eis1100⁰Candt heairfl
owrateis10kg/sec.
Fi
ndoutcompressorwor kandthermalef
fi
ciency.(
304.8kJ/kgor3048kW, 50.
9%)

Q#5:
Repeatt
hepr
obl
em 4wi
thar
egener
atorwi
th75%ef
fi
ciency
.

(
304.
8kJ/
kgor3048kW,
55%)

Q#6:Consideragast ur
binewit
hairenter
ingthecompr essorat0.1MPaand15⁰ C
andleav
ingatapressureof1.0MPa.Themax imum temper at
urei
s1100⁰C.Assume
acompr essoref
fi
ciencyof80%,at ur
bineef f
ici
encyof85% andapr essur
edrop
betweenthecompr essorandturbi
neof15kPa.Fi ndoutt hecompressorwork,
tur
bineworkandcycleeff
ici
ency
.(337kJ/kg,562.4kJ/
kg, 30%)

Q#7:AHel i
um gast urbi
necy cl
ehascompr essorandt urbi
neisentr
opicef f
ici
enci es
of80%and90%r espect
ivel
y.Lowandhi ghpressur
est ageshav epressureratiosof
2.5and2.4r especti
vel
y.Thecompr essorhasonest ageofi nt
ercooli
ngandt urbine
hasonest ageofr eheati
ng.Thecy clehasar egeneratorwith85% effici
ency .The
cycleminimum and maxi mum temperatur
esar e37⁰ C and 1100⁰ Cr espectively
.
Calcul
ate

a)Ther
mal
eff
ici
encyoft
hecy
cle

b)Thepowerout
putf
rom t
hiscy
clewhent
her
eismassf
lowr
ateof90kg/
s.

TakeCp=5.
19kJ/
kgandɣ=1.
667

(
49.
86%,
191.
6MW)