An ideal air-standard Brayton cycle operating at steady state produces 10 MW of power. Operating data at principal states in the cycle are given in the table below. The states are numbered as in the figure below.

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An ideal air-standard Brayton cycle operating at steady state produces 10 MW of power. Operating data at principal states in the cycle
are given in the table below. The states are numbered as in the figure below.
State p(kPa) T (K) h (kJ/kg)
1
100
300
300
1200
603.5
610.5
3
1200
1450
1574
4
100
780.3
800
Heat exchanger
cycle
Compressor
Turbine
Heat exchanger
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Determine:
(a) the mass flow rate of air, in kg/s.
(b) the rate of heat transfer, in kW, to the working fluid passing through the heat exchanger.
(c) the percent thermal efficiency.
Transcribed Image Text:An ideal air-standard Brayton cycle operating at steady state produces 10 MW of power. Operating data at principal states in the cycle are given in the table below. The states are numbered as in the figure below. State p(kPa) T (K) h (kJ/kg) 1 100 300 300 1200 603.5 610.5 3 1200 1450 1574 4 100 780.3 800 Heat exchanger cycle Compressor Turbine Heat exchanger Qout Determine: (a) the mass flow rate of air, in kg/s. (b) the rate of heat transfer, in kW, to the working fluid passing through the heat exchanger. (c) the percent thermal efficiency.
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