Consider a simple ideal Brayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The pressure ratio of the cycle is 7.2, and the minimum and maximum temperatures are 300 K and 1350 K, (b) respectively. Now the pressure ratio is doubled without changing the minimum and the maximum temperatures in the cycle. Assuming constant specific heats for air at room temperature; i. show the initial process and process change in a T-s diagram; ii. calculate the change in the net work output per unit mass; and iii. determine the change in thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Consider a simple ideal Brayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The pressure ratio of the cycle is 7.2, and the minimum and maximum temperatures are 300 K and 1350 K, (b) respectively. Now the pressure ratio is doubled without changing the minimum and the maximum temperatures in the cycle. Assuming constant specific heats for air at room temperature; i. show the initial process and process change in a T-s diagram; ii. calculate the change in the net work output per unit mass; and iii. determine the change in thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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