The document contains 5 exercises analyzing gas turbine and vapor power systems. Exercise 1 involves determining the minimum and required solar collector surface area per kW of power produced for a Rankine cycle solar plant using R134a as the working fluid. Exercises 2-4 analyze an ideal Brayton cycle, determining efficiency and power output with varying assumptions about component efficiencies and the inclusion of a regenerator. Exercise 5 modifies the cycle from exercise 4 to include two-stage compression and expansion.
The document contains 5 exercises analyzing gas turbine and vapor power systems. Exercise 1 involves determining the minimum and required solar collector surface area per kW of power produced for a Rankine cycle solar plant using R134a as the working fluid. Exercises 2-4 analyze an ideal Brayton cycle, determining efficiency and power output with varying assumptions about component efficiencies and the inclusion of a regenerator. Exercise 5 modifies the cycle from exercise 4 to include two-stage compression and expansion.
The document contains 5 exercises analyzing gas turbine and vapor power systems. Exercise 1 involves determining the minimum and required solar collector surface area per kW of power produced for a Rankine cycle solar plant using R134a as the working fluid. Exercises 2-4 analyze an ideal Brayton cycle, determining efficiency and power output with varying assumptions about component efficiencies and the inclusion of a regenerator. Exercise 5 modifies the cycle from exercise 4 to include two-stage compression and expansion.
The document contains 5 exercises analyzing gas turbine and vapor power systems. Exercise 1 involves determining the minimum and required solar collector surface area per kW of power produced for a Rankine cycle solar plant using R134a as the working fluid. Exercises 2-4 analyze an ideal Brayton cycle, determining efficiency and power output with varying assumptions about component efficiencies and the inclusion of a regenerator. Exercise 5 modifies the cycle from exercise 4 to include two-stage compression and expansion.
Exercises: Gas turbine and vapor power systems. Fecha lmite de entrega: 23 de abril de 2014 1. Refrigerant 134a is the working fluid in a solar power plant operating on a Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor at 60o C enters the turbine, and the condenser operates at a pressure of 6 bar. The rate of energy input to the collectors from solar radiation is 0.4 kW per m2 of collector surface area. Determine a) the minimum possible solar collector surface area, in m2 , per kW of power developed by the plant, b) the required solar collector surface area, in m2 , per kW of power developed by the plant, if the turbine and the pump have isentropic efficiencies of 75% and 85%, respectively. 2. Air enters the compressor of an ideal air-standard Brayton cycle at 100 kP a, 300 K, with a volumetric flow rate of 5 m3 /s. The turbine inlet temperature is 1400 K and the compressor pressure ratio is 8. Determine a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle, b) the back work ratio, c) the net power developed, in kW . 3. Reconsider exercise 2, but include in the analysis that the turbine and compressor each have isentropic efficiencies of 80%. Determine a) the thermal efficiency, b) the back work ratio, c) the net power developed, in kW , d) the rates of exergy destruction in the compressor and turbine, respectively, each in kW , for T0 = 300 K. 4. Reconsider exercise 3, but incorporate a regenerator with an effectiveness of 80% into the cycle. Determine a) the thermal efficiency, b) the back work ratio, c) the net power developed, in kW , d) the rate of exergy destruction in the regenerator, in kW , for T0 = 300 K. 5. Modify the cycle of exercise 4 to include two-stage compression and expansion, with a temperature of 300 K at the inlets of the compressor stages and a temperature of 1400 K at inlets of the turbines stages. The regenerator effectiveness is 80%, and the pressure ratio across each compressor stage is 8. The intercooler and reheater both operate at the same pressure. The compressor and turbine stages all have isentropic efficiencies of 80%. Determine a) the thermal efficiency, b) the back work ratio, c) the net power developed, in kW . Source: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, M.J. Moran and H.N. Shapiro
In each exercise: Discuss the assumptions. Plot the cycle in a T s diagram. Discuss the results.
