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Title: Power performance of nonisentropic Brayton cycle

Journal Article · · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2906268· OSTI ID:5096352
 [1];  [2]
  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (US)
  2. David Taylor Research Center, Annapolis, MD (US)

In this paper work and power optimization of a Brayton cycle are analyzed with a finite-time heat transfer analysis. This work extends the recent flurry of publications in heat engine efficiency under the maximum power condition by incorporating nonisentropic compression and expansion. As expected, these nonisentropic processes lower the power output as well as the cycle efficiency when compared with an endoreversible Brayton cycle under the same conditions.

OSTI ID:
5096352
Journal Information:
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (United States), Vol. 113:4; ISSN 0742-4795
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English