Problem #1: A gas turbine handles a gas with a mass flow rate of 24.6kg/s.

The stagnation
pressure and stagnation temperature at stage entry are 6.2 bar and 1421K. Pressure ratio in the
nozzle (p01/p02) is 2.32 and nozzle efficiency is 0.93. Determine the axial velocity and degree of
reaction for the stage, given that flow coefficient is 0.82. Assume that blade mean speed is 334
m/s; cp = 1.148 kJ/kgK and R = 0.287 kJ/kgK. Determine work done of the stage. Given that
speed of the rotor as 1200 rpm, find mean diameter.

Solution:
𝛾−1
𝑇 ′02 𝑝02 𝛾
For Nozzle Stage: = (𝑝 ) ➔ 𝑻′𝟎𝟐 = 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟑 𝑲
𝑇01 01

𝑇 −𝑇
𝜂𝑁 = 𝑇01 −𝑇02
′ ➔ T02 = 1172 K
01 02

𝐶2 = √2 𝐶𝑝 (∆𝑇)𝑁𝑜𝑧𝑧𝑙𝑒 = √2𝐶𝑝 (𝑇01 − 𝑇02 ) ➔ C2 = 754.9 m/s

𝑪𝒂
∅= => 𝑪𝒂 = 𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟖𝟖 𝒎/𝒔
𝑼

𝐶𝑎2
cos 𝛼2 = ➔ 𝛂𝟐 = 𝟔𝟖. 𝟕𝟑𝟎
𝐶2

𝐶𝑤2 − 𝑈
tan 𝛽2 = ; Where Cw2 = Ca2.tan α2 ➔ Cw2 = 703.5 m/s & then 𝜷𝟐 = 53.40
𝐶𝑎2

𝑉𝑤3
tan 𝛽3 = ; Where Vw3 = Cw3 + U; Cw3 = Ca3.tan α3 ➔ Cw3 = 48.29 m/s & Vw3 = 382.3m/s
𝐶𝑎3

& then 𝜷𝟑 = 54.30

𝑪𝒂
𝞚= 𝟐𝑼
[tan 𝛽3 − tan 𝛽2 ] ➔ 𝞚 =0.019 = 1.9%

Work Output, 𝑊 = 𝑈𝐶𝑎 [tan 𝛽2 + tan 𝛽3 ] ➔ W = 251.1 kJ

U = ∏ Dm N ➔ Dm = 5.31 m
Problem #2: A gas turbine stage with mean blade speed of 318 m/s discharges the fluid with an
axial velocity 184 m/s. The stagnation temperature at entry and exit of nozzle row are 1200 K
and 940 K respectively.The stagnation temperature of gas leaving the rotor blade is 820 K.
Determine the flow coefficient, blade loading coefficient and degree of reaction.

Given Data:

T01 = 1200 K; T02 = 940 K; T03=820K

U = 318 m/s; Ca = 184m/s; Cp = 1.148 kJ/kg.K & ɣ = 1.33
(Assumed)
Also Ca1 = Ca2 = Ca3 = Ca and C1 = C3

Solution:

From Velocity triangles;

𝐶2 = √2𝐶𝑝 (∆𝑇)𝑛𝑜𝑧𝑧𝑙𝑒 = √2𝐶𝑝 (𝑇01 − 𝑇02 ) ➔ C2 = 772.3 m/s

𝐶𝑎2
cos 𝛼2 = ➔ 𝛂𝟐 = 𝟕𝟔. 𝟐°
𝐶2

𝐶𝑤2
tan 𝛼2 = ➔ 𝐶𝑤2 = Ca2 tan 𝛼2 ➔ 𝐂𝐰𝟐 = 𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝐦/𝐬
𝐶𝑎2

𝐶𝑤2 = 𝑈 + 𝑉𝑤2 ➔ 𝑽𝒘𝟐 = 𝟒𝟑𝟐 𝒎/𝒔

𝑉𝑤2
tan 𝛽2 = ➔ 𝜷𝟐 = 66.930
𝐶𝑎2

𝐶3 = √2𝐶𝑝 (∆𝑇)𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 = √2𝐶𝑝 (𝑇02 − 𝑇03 ) ➔ C3 = 524.7 m/s

𝐶𝑎3 𝐶𝑤3
cos 𝛼3 = ➔ 𝛂𝟑 = 𝟔𝟗. 𝟓° ; tan 𝛼3 = ➔ 𝐶𝑤3 = 491.3 𝑚/𝑠
𝐶3 𝐶𝑎3

(𝐶𝑤3 +𝑈)
tan 𝛽3 = ➔ 𝜷𝟑 = 𝟕𝟕. 𝟏𝟗°
𝐶𝑎3

𝐶𝑎
Flow coefficient, ∅ = ➔ ∅ = 0.58
𝑈

Blade Loading Coefficent, 𝜓 = 2 ∅[[tan 𝛽2 + tan 𝛽1 ]] ➔ ψ = 3.9

𝑪𝒂
Degree of Reaction, 𝞚= [tan 𝛽3 − tan 𝛽2 ] ➔ ᴧ = 0.59
𝟐𝑼