Calculating Compressor and Turbine Work in an Air Standard Gas-Turbine Cycle

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The discussion focuses on calculating the compressor and turbine work in an air standard gas-turbine cycle with a pressure ratio of 8:1, inlet conditions of 200 KPa and 30°C, and turbine temperature limited to 1500K. The adiabatic efficiencies are specified as 60% for the compressor and 90% for the turbine. The solution involves applying the first law of thermodynamics, using enthalpy changes, and leveraging the efficiencies to determine the actual work done by both components. Key calculations include determining the outlet pressures and temperatures based on the given parameters and efficiency values.

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Homework Statement



The pressure ratio of an air standard gas-turbine cycle is 8/1 and the inlet conditions to the compressor are 200 KPa and 30C. The turbine is limited to a temperature of 1500K and the compressor and turbine adiabatic efficiencies are 60 and 90 respectively. Calculate compressor and turbine work

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I am a bit confused on this particular problem. I drew my diagram with compressor and turbine and applied first law, initially assuming no heat transfer and solving for 0.6Wc=h2-h1, and similarily for 0.9Wt=h4-h3. With the pressure ratio given, I calculated p2(through the compressor) by p1 times the pressure ratio. From here I became stumped on the enthalpy calculation. Two thoughts, does temperature track pressure in the sense that I could multiply T1 by 6 and find T2? then it is just a matter of plugging in values from the tables to solve for work.

or, because max temperature in the turbine is given at 1500K I assume this to be the temperature leaving the compressor and calculate work, assume adiabatic and reversible and then multiply by the respective efficiencies?
 
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use compressor efficiency=ideal/actual entalphy ,for given pr ratio , To1 and effiency ..find only unknown To2 and substitute& find Wc=Cp(To2-To1).
so from direct substitution in Wc=Wt . GivenTo3 turbine inlet temp. Find To4 ..Sub in Wt=change in delta To *Cp.
 

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