Borgnakke and Sonntag

12.16
A large stationary Brayton cycle gas-turbine power plant delivers a power output
of 100 MW to an electric generator. The minimum temperature in the cycle is 300
K, and the maximum temperature is 1600 K. The minimum pressure in the cycle
is 100 kPa, and the compressor pressure ratio is 14 to 1. Calculate the power
output of the turbine. What fraction of the turbine output is required to drive the
compressor? What is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?
Solution:
T 3
Brayton cycle so this means:
Minimum T: T1 = 300 K
Maximum T: T3 = 1600 K P
2 4
Pressure ratio: P2/P1 = 14
P = 100 kPa
Solve using constant CP0 1 s

Compression in compressor: s2 = s1 ⇒ Implemented in Eq.8.32

k-1
T2 = T1(P2/P1) k = 300(14)0.286 = 638.1 K
wC = h2 - h1 = CP0(T2 - T1) = 1.004 (638.1 - 300) = 339.5 kJ/kg
Expansion in turbine: s4 = s3 ⇒ Implemented in Eq.8.32
k-1
T4 = T3 (P4/P3 )k = 1600 (1/14)0.286 = 752.2 K
wT = h3 − h4 = CP0(T3 − T4) = 1.004 (1600 − 752.2) = 851.2 kJ/kg
wNET = 851.2 - 339.5 = 511.7 kJ/kg
Do the overall net and cycle efficiency
. .
m = WNET/wNET = 100000/511.7 = 195.4 kg/s
. .
WT = mwT = 195.4 × 851.2 = 166.32 MW
wC/wT = 339.5/851.2 = 0.399
Energy input is from the combustor
qH = CP0(T3 - T2) = 1.004 (1600 - 638.1) = 965.7 kJ/kg
ηTH = wNET/qH = 511.7/965.7 = 0.530

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