Borgnakke and Sonntag

12.38
A gas turbine cycle has two stages of compression, with an intercooler between
the stages. Air enters the first stage at 100 kPa, 300 K. The pressure ratio across
each compressor stage is 5 to 1, and each stage has an isentropic efficiency of
82%. Air exits the intercooler at 330 K. Calculate the temperature at the exit of
each compressor stage and the total specific work required.
Solution:
State 1: P1 = 100 kPa, T1 = 300 K
State 3: T3 = 330 K
P2 = 5 P1 = 500 kPa; P4 = 5 P3 = 2500 kPa
Energy Eq.: wc1 + h1 = h2 => wc1 = h2 - h1 ≈ CP(T2 - T1)
Ideal C1 constant s, Eq.8.32: T2s = T1 (P2/P1)(k-1)/k = 475.4 K
wc1 s = h2s - h1 ≈ CP(T2s - T1) = 176.0 kJ/kg,
Actual Eq.9.28: wc1 = wc1 s/η = 176/0.82 = 214.6 kJ/kg
T2 = T1 + wc1/CP = 513.7 K
Ideal C2 constant s, Eq.8.32: T4s = T3 (P4/P3)(k-1)/k = 552.6 K
wc2 s = h4s - h3 ≈ CP(T4s - T3 ) = 193.4 kJ/kg;
Actual Eq.9.28: wc2 = wc2 s/η = 235.9 kJ/kg
T4 = T3 + wc2 / CP = 565 K
Total work in:
w = wc1 + wc2 = 214.6 + 235.9 = 450.5 kJ/kg

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