Example Problem - Brayton Cycle with Regeneration, Reheating & Intercooling (Cold Air Standard)
Channel: Thermofluids
Date: 2020-09-14

Air enters a gas turbine with two stages of compression and two stages of expansion at 100 kPa and 17°C. This system uses a regenerator as well as reheating and intercooling. The pressure ratio across each compressor is 4. 300 kJ⁄kg of heat are added to the air in each combustion chamber; and the regenerator operates perfectly while increasing the temperature of the cold air by 20°C. Determine this system’s thermal efficiency. Assume isentropic operations for all compressor and turbine stages and use constant specific heats at room temperature.