Tutorial Topic 5 Questions 1

Tutorial Questions Topic 5

1. An air-standard cycle is executed in a closed system and is composed of the

following four processes:

1-2: isentropic compression from 1.0 bar and 27oC to 1.0 MPa;
2-3: constant pressure heating of 2800 kJ/kg;
3-4: constant volume heat rejection to 1.0 bar;
4-1: constant pressure heat rejection to initial state.

a). Illustrates the cycle on a T-s and p-v diagrams.

Determine:
b). the maximum temperature in the cycle.
c). the changes in specific entropy of each process and the change in entropy
of the cycle.
c). the thermal efficiency.

[Ans. 3366.6 K; 0.0 (kJ/kg K); 1.767(kJ/ kg K); -1.65(kJ/ kg K); -1.15E-01 (kJ/ kg K); 0.0
(kJ/ kg K); 23.7%]
2. A gas turbine power plant operates on simple Joule cycle. Temperature at
the turbine’s inlet is 1110°C and has a pressure ratio of 9.3 while using air
as working fluid. If the rate of air during entering the compressor is 15.0
m3/min, at the pressure and temperature of 100kPa and 25°C.

Determine:
a) The power produced by the plant,
b) The heat interactions, work interactions, and thermal efficiency,
c) The thermal efficiency of the plant, if the isentropic efficiencies of
compressor and turbine are 89% and 95%, respectively. And the changes
in entropy for compressor and turbine.
d) Discuss the effects of irreversible processes on power output from (c) by
using T-s and P-v diagrams of the cycles.

[Ans. -113.3 kW; 240.6 kW; –127.3 kW; 77.96 kW; –191.3 kW; 47.1%; 40.76%; 0.057
kJ/kg K; 0.0438 kJ/kgK]

3. Air enters the compressor of an ideal air-standard Joule cycle at 100 kPa,
300 K, with a volumetric flow rate of 5 m3/s. The compressor pressure ratio
is 10. The turbine inlet temperature is 1400 K.

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Tutorial Topic 5 Questions 2

Determine
a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle,
b) the work ratio,
c) the net power developed, in kW.

[Ans. 48.2%, 58.6%, -2308 kW]

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