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9-78 An actual gas-turbine power plant operates at specified conditions. The fraction of the turbine work
output used to drive the compressor and the thermal efficiency are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 The air-standard assumptions are applicable. 3 Kinetic
and potential energy changes are negligible. 4 Air is an ideal gas with variable specific heats.
Properties The properties of air are given in Table A-17.
Analysis (a) Using the isentropic relations,
T
T1 = 300 K 
→ h1 = 300.19 kJ / kg
3
950 kJ/kg
T2 = 580 K 
→ h2 = 586.04 kJ / kg
2
P 580 K 2s
700
rp = 2 = =7
P1 100 4s 4
300 K 1
q in = h3 − h2 
→ h3 = 950 + 586.04 = 1536.04kJ/kg s
→ Pr3 = 474.11

P4 1
Pr 4 = Pr =  (474.11) = 67.73 
→ h4 s = 905.83 kJ/kg
P3 3  7 
wC,in = h2 − h1 = 586.04 − 300.19 = 285.85 kJ/kg
wT,out = η T (h3 − h4 s ) = (0.86 )(1536.04 − 905.83) = 542.0 kJ/kg

wC,in 285.85 kJ/kg

Thus, rbw = = = 52.7%
wT,out 542.0 kJ/kg

(b) wnet.out = wT,out − wC,in = 542.0 − 285.85 = 256.15 kJ/kg

wnet,out 256.15 kJ/kg
η th = = = 27.0%
q in 950 kJ/kg

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