Exergy Analysis Of Brayton Cycle

By
Nadim Ahmed
Saheb Raza
Md nazish hayat azam

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 CONTENTS
• Objective
• History and development
• Introduction
• PV and TS diagram
• Efficiency of cycle
• Parameters affecting thermal efficiency
• Brayton cycle with regeneration
• Brayton cycle with intercooling,reheating and
regeneration
• Proposed work 2
 objective
The objective of exergy analysis of brayton cycle is to
get maximum thermal efficiency .In
thermodynamics, the exergy (in older usage,
available work and/or availability) of a system is the
maximum useful work possible during a process that
brings the system into equilibrium with a heat
reservoir. ... After the system and surroundings reach
equilibrium, the exergy is zero

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History and development
The Braytoncycle was proposed by George Braytonin
1870 for use in reciprocating engines.
Modern day gas turbines operate on Braytoncycle and
work with rotating machinery.
Gas turbines operate in open-cycle mode, but can be
modelled as closed cycle using air-standard
assumptions.
Combustion and exhaust replaced by constant
pressure heat addition and rejection

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 Close cycle model
Open cycle model

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Brayton cycle (Introduction)
The Braytoncycle consists of four internally reversible
processes:1-2 Isentropic compression (in a compressor)
2-3 Constant-pressure heat addition
3-4 Isentropic expansion (in a turbine)
4-1 Constant-pressure heat rejection

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p T
2 3 adiabatic Constant 3
pressure

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2

4
1 1

v s
 Thermal Efficiency

The energy balance for a steady-flow process can

be expressed, on a unit–mass basis, as

The heat transfers to and from the working

fluid are:

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Efficiency of Brayton Cycle

C p  T4  T1 
  1
C p  T3  T2 
k 1
T4 T1  p1  k
    
T3 T2  p2 

k 1
T4  T1  p1  k
   
T3  T2  p2 
1
  1   k 1 
 
 k 

Parameters Affecting Thermal
Efficiency
The thermal efficiency of an ideal Brayton
cycle depends on the pressure ratio, rp of
the gas turbine and the specific heat ratio,
k of the working fluid.
The thermal efficiency increases with both
of these parameters, which is also the
case for actual gas turbines.
A plot of thermal efficiency versus the
pressure ratio is shown , for the case of k
=1.4.

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Braytoncycle with regeneration
Regeneration can be carried
out by using the hot air
exhausting from the turbine
to heat up the compressor
exit flow.
The thermal efficiency of
the Braytoncycle increases as
a part of the heat rejected is
re-used.
Regeneration decreases the
heat input (thus fuel)
requirements for the same
net work output. 11
 Braytoncycle with regeneration
1:The extent to which a regenerator
approaches an ideal regenerator is
called the effectiveness, εand is
defined as
ε=qregen,act/ qregen,max = (h5-h2)/
(h4-h2)
2:Under the cold-air-standard
assumptions, the thermal efficiency
of an ideal Braytoncycle with
regeneration is:
3:The thermal efficiency depends
upon the temperature as well as the
pressure ratio
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Factors Affecting Thermal
Efficiency
Thermal efficiency of Brayton cycle
with regeneration depends on:
a) ratio of the minimum to
maximum temperatures, and
b) the pressure ratio.
Regeneration is most effective at
lower pressure ratios and small
minimum-to-maximum temperature
ratios.

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 Proposed work
• Isentropic Efficiency of compressor & turbine
• Regeneration in Brayton Cycle & Effect of
regeneration.
• Preheating with multistage expansion in
Brayton Cycle & Effect of preheating.
• Intercooling with multistage compression in
Brayton Cycle & Effect of multistage
compression with intercooling.

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