GAS TURBINE CYCLES

and
Power Plants

Simple Brayton Cycle

Eg
In an air std Baryton cycle, air entes the
compressor at 300K and 1 bar. The
pressure ratio is 8 and the mxm allowable
temperature is 1300K. Determine the
temperatures and pressures at each state
in the cycle , the turbine work , the
compressor work per kg and efficiency of
the cycle.

beta = o.28571
alpha
= 1.811
T2/T1 = alpha
T2 = 543.4341K
P2 = 8 bar
p3=p2=8bar
p4=p1=1 bar

T3/T4 = alpha
T4
= 717.65K
qs= 760.35 kJ/kg
qr = 419.77
wc = 244.6
wt = 585.23
w= wt wc = 340.56
w=qs-qr
efficiency=44.8%

OC GT PP

CC GT PP

A/C

Stationary

GT Cycles with Compressor and

Turbine Losses

Eg
with comp and turbine losses
In an air std Baryton cycle, air entes the
compressor at 300K and 1 bar. The pressure
ratio is 8 and the mxm allowable temperature is
1300K. Determine the temperatures and
pressures at each state in the cycle , the turbine
work , the compressor work per kg and
efficiency of the cycle.
Compressor Eff = 0.8
Turnibe eff
= 0.9

beta = o.28571
alpha = 1.811
Comp eff = 0.8
Turbine eff = 0.9
T2/T1 = alpha
T2 = 543.4341K
P2 = 8 bar
p3=p2=8bar
p4=p1=1 bar

T T1
c
T2 T1
'
2

T2 604.3K
T3

'
T4
T 717.83K
'
4

T3 T4
t
'
T3 T4
T4 776.05 K

(wc)a = 305.8 kJ/kg

(wt)a = 526.73
wa = 220.92
qsa = 699.279
efficiency= 31.58 % (Compare with 44.8%)

Eg
with RG
In an air std Baryton cycle, air entes the
compressor at 300K and 1 bar. The pressure
ratio is 8 and the mxm allowable temperature is
1300K. Determine the temperatures and
pressures at each state in the cycle , the turbine
work, the compressor work per kg and efficiency
of the cycle.
RG Effectiveness = 90%

T2/T1 = alpha
T2 = 543.43K
T4 = 1300K
T4/T5 =alpha
T5 = 717.84

T3 T2

T5 T2
T3 700.4K

wc = 244.6
wt = 585.23
w= wt wc = 340.56

qs = 602.59 kJ/kg
Efficiency = 56.49%

T-s Diagram for Ideal GTC with

Perfect Intercooler

T-s Diagram for GTC with Perfect

Intercooler and Compressor and
Turbine losses

T-s Diagram for Ideal GTC with

Perfect Intercooler
p2
pi
p1

w wt wc
w w t ( w c1 w c 2 )

w c p (T5 T6 ) c p (T2 T1 ) c p (T4 T3 )

p2
pi
p2
r , r1 , r2
p1
p1
pi
T4
T2
T6
w c p T5 (1 ) c p T1
1 c p T3
1
T5
T1
T3
p 2 p 2 pi
r

r1r2
p1 p i p1
r
r2
r1

T5

rp r
T6
T2

r1
T1
r
T4

r2
T3
r1

r

r1

 T4
T2
T6
w c p T5 (1 ) c p T1
1 c p T3
1
T5
T1
T3

w c p T5 1 r c p T1 r1 1 c p T3 1
r1

For Max Work

dw
0
dr1

0 c T r ()r

c p T5 0 0 c p T1 r11 0 c p T3 r ()r11 0 0

0 c p T1 r11

p 3

c p T1r11 c p T3 r ()r11
r11 T3

r
1
r1
T1
2
1

T3

r
T1

T3
r1
r
T1
T3

r1
T1

1
2

1
2

1
1

0 0

r1r2 r
r
r2
r1
r2

r
T3

T1

T3

r2
T1

1
2

1
2

If T3 = T1 Perfect IC

 T3

r1
T1
r1 r
p2
r1
p1

1
2

 T3

r2
T1
r2 r

p2
r2
p1
But
p2
r1
p1
p2
r1 r2
p1

But
p2
r1
p1
pi
p2

p1
p1
p i p1

p2
p1

p i p1p 2

Eg
In an air std Baryton cycle, air entes the
compressor at 300K and 1 bar. The pressure
ratio is 8 and the mxm allowable temperature is
1300K. Determine the temperatures and
pressures at each state in the cycle , the turbine
work , the compressor work per kg and
efficiency of the cycle.
Perfect IC

T-s Diagram for Ideal GTC with

Perfect Intercooler
p2
pi
p1

 0.2857
1.811

pi

1
p1
1

p2

1
pi
2

1.346

1.346

T2
1
T1
T2 403.77 K
T3 T1 300K
T4
2
T3
T4 403.77 K
T5 1300K
T5

T6
T6 717.65K

 w c1 cp T2 T1 104.29kJ / kg
w c 2 cp T4 T3 104.29kJ / k
w c w c 208.57kJ / kg (244.64kJ/kg) (-14.74%)
w t cp T5 T6 585.25kJ / kg (585.25kJ / kg)(0.0%)
w w t w c 376.67 kJ / kg (340.36kJ / kg)(10.65%)

q s c p T5 T4 900.71kJ / kg (602.6kJ / kg)(49.27%)

w
41.84%(44.7%)
qs

T-s Diagram for GTC with

Compressor and turbine losses and
Perfect Intercooler
p2
pi

p1

4
2

2
6
6

w wt wc
w w t ( w c1 w c 2 )

w c p (T5 T6 ) c p (T2 T1 ) c p (T4 T3 )

T5 T6
'
it
T5 T6 T5 T6 it
'
T5 T6
ic1

T2' T1
T2 T1
T4 T3
'

ic 2

T4 T3

T T
T T

'

ic1

T T
T T

'

ic 2

w c p (T5 T6 ) c p (T2 T1 ) c p (T4 T3 )

'

T1

c T

'

T3

w c p T5 T6 it c p
p
ic1
ic 2

T2'

'
T

T6
1

c T

w c p T5 1
it c p T1
p 3

T5
ic1

'

1
T3
ic 2

T4'

p2
pi
p2
r , r1 , r2
p1
p1
pi
p 2 p 2 pi
r

r1r2
p1 p i p1
r
r2
r1

T5

r
p
'
T6
'

T2
T1

'

r
r
T3
r1

T4

r

r1

c p T5
it

1 r

c p T1

For Max Work

dw
0
dr1

ic1

c
T

r
p 3

r1 1 r 1
ic 2 1

For maximum w
dw
0
dr1
c p T3
c p T1 1

1
0
r1 0
()r1 r 0 0
ic 2
ic1

c p T1
ic1

1 1
1

2
1

1
1

c p T3
ic 2

()r11r

T3 ic1

r
T1 ic 2

T3 ic1

r
T1 ic 2

r1 3 ic1 r
T1 ic 2

1
2

1
2

T3 ic1

r1
r
T

1 ic 2
For perfect intercooling T3 T1
ic1

ic 2

r1

1
2

For perfect intercooling T3 T1 and ic1 ic 2

r1 r
pi
p2

p1
p1

p i

p2
p1

p i p1p 2

p1

T2

T1
T2 543.43K
T3 1300K
T3
1 1.346
T4
T4 965.82K
T5 T3 1300K
T5
2
T6
T6 965.82K

 w c c p T2 T1 244.64kJ / kg
w t c p T3 T4 c p T5 T6 671.71kJ / kg
w w t w c 427.07 kJ / kg

q s c p T3 T2 c p T5 T6 1096.2kJ / kg (602.6kJ / kg)

w
38.9%(44.7%)
qs