A wide range of air-standard Brayton and modified-Brayton power cycles are evaluated to determine their second-law efficiencies and their volume flows per unit output. A cycle with reheating is chosen for further analysis on the basis of its potential for high efficiency through exploitation of its exhaust availability (exergy) and its low volume rates. This exploitation can be had either through a conventional Rankine bottoming cycle, orthrough injection of the bottoming cycle steam into the Brayton turbine. The Rankine bottoming cycle is superior with respect to second-law efficiency; the cycle augmented by injected steam is superior with respect to volume flows. Examination of irreversibilitis illuminates the reasons for thebetter efficiency of the Rankine bottoming cycle alternative.
Ideal Cycle evaluation of steam augmented gas turbines
Einschaetzung des Idealkreisprozesses von Gasturbinen mit Dampfinjizierung
Journal of Ship Research ; 40 , 1 ; 79-88
1996
10 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 9 Tabellen, 12 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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