Brayton Cycle

P = Pressure S = Entropy V = Volume T = Temperature

q (in) = Heat Injected q (out) = Heat Rejected

 Brayton cycle
• The Brayton cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes
the workings of a constant pressure heat engine. Gas
turbine engines and air breathing jet engines use the Brayton
Cycle.
• The Gas Turbine ( Type of a Brayton engine) consisting of
three components:
1. Compressor
2. Mixing chamber (Combustion chamber or a burner)
3. Expander (Expansion Turbine)
There are four processes can be observed in Gas Turbines:

• Isentropic Process (Compression): Ambient air is drawn into the

compressor, where it is pressurized.

• Isobaric Process (Combustion): The compressed air then runs through a

combustion chamber, where fuel is burned, heating that air – a constant-
pressure process, since the chamber is open to flow in and out.

• Isentropic Process (Expansion): The heated, pressurized air then gives up

its energy, expanding through a turbine (or series of turbines). Some of the
work extracted by the turbine is used to drive the compressor.

• Isobaric Process: Heat rejection (in the atmosphere).