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Power Plant Lecture Notes - CHAPTER-6 Gas Turbines & Combined Cycles
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CHAPTER (6)
Gas Turbines & Combined Cycles
The Ideal Brayton Cycle, Example (1), The Actual Simple Gas Turbine Cycle,
Example (2), Splitting the Turbine, Example (3), Modification to the basic cycle:
Intercooling, Reheat, Heat-Recovery Exchanger, Example (4), Combined Cycles
with Heat-Recovery Boilers, Example (5), Tutorial Sheet 6.
Power Plant Engineering TUTORIAL SHEET ‐ 6 الجامعة المستنصرية – كلية الھندسة
Gas Turbine & Combined Cycles قسم الميكانيك – محطات طـــــــاقة
Assume the following:
For compression process: ‐ 1.005 , 1.4
.
For combustion and expansion processes: ‐ 1.15 , 1.333
.
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1‐ A gas turbine unit has an overall pressure ratio of (5/1) and a maximum cycle
temperature of (550 Co). The turbine drives the compressor and an electric generator.
The mechanical efficiency of the drive is (97%). The ambient temperature is (20 Co) and
the isentropic efficiencies of the compressor and turbine are (80 and 83%) respectively.
Calculate the power output in kilowatt for airflow of (15 kg/s). Also, calculate the
thermal efficiency and the work ratio. Neglect changes in kinetic energy and the
pressure losses in the combustion chamber.
2‐ In a marine gas turbine unit, a High‐pressure turbine stage drives the compressor, and
a low‐pressure turbine stage drives the propeller through suitable gearing. The overall
pressure ratio is (4/1), and the maximum temperature is (650 Co). The isentropic
efficiencies of the compressor, HP and LP turbines are (80, 83 and 85%) respectively,
and the mechanical efficiency of both shafts is (98%). Calculate the pressure between
turbine stages when the air intake condition are (1.01 bar and 25 Co). Also, calculate the
thermal efficiency and the shaft power when the mass flow is (60 kg/s). Neglect changes
in kinetic energy and the pressure losses in the combustion chamber.
3‐ A combined power plant consisting of a simple open cycle gas turbine unit, using air as the
working fluid (neglect fuel mass flow rate), and a steam turbine is to be designed such that
the heat rejected at the gas turbine unit is to be utilized to produce steam at the generator
for the steam turbine. The exhaust air leaving the generator is at (200 Co). Draw a simple
sketch for the plant and the (T‐s) diagram and calculate the mass flow rate of steam per
(kg/s) of airflow, the total power output per (kg/s) of airflow and the overall thermal
efficiency of the plant. Assume ideal cycles. Neglect the feed pump work of Rankine cycle.
The data of each cycle are as follows:‐
Gas Turbine Cycle Steam Turbine Cycle
Pressure Minimum 1 0.07
(bar) Maximum 5 30
Temperature Minimum 20
(C )
o
Maximum 830 300
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