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Download Solution PDFA gas turbine plant working on Joule cycle produces 4000 kW of power. If its work ratio is 40%, what is the power consumed by the compressor in (kW)
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Gas turbines operate on the Brayton cycle/Joule cycle. The Brayton cycle consists of four internally reversible processes:
- Isentropic compression (in a compressor)
- Constant-pressure heat addition
- Isentropic expansion (in a turbine)
- Constant-pressure heat rejection
Work ratio: Work ratio in the gas turbine is defined as the ratio of net-work to the turbine work.
The net-work in the turbine is given by Wturbine – Wcompressor, because the compressor is work consuming device therefore it consumes the work.
Calculation:
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