36 - In a Brayton cycle using air as the working fluid, the temperatures at the compressor inlet and outlet are 285 K and 540 K, respectively. The temperatures at the turbine inlet and outlet are 1040 K and 550 K, respectively. Since the specific heats change with temperature, what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?    a) 0.546  B) 0.506  NS) 0.534  D) 0.504  TO) 0.563

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In a Brayton cycle using air as the working fluid, the temperatures at the compressor inlet and outlet are 285 K and 540 K, respectively. The temperatures at the turbine inlet and outlet are 1040 K and 550 K, respectively. Since the specific heats change with temperature, what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?

 
 a)

0.546

 B)

0.506

 NS)

0.534

 D)

0.504

 TO)

0.563

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