Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 9 - Gas Power Cycles - Problems - Page 541: 9-52E

Answer

$\eta_{\text {th }}=58.6\%$

Work Step by Step

(a) Process 1-2: isentropic compression.$$ \begin{aligned} & T_1=580] \mathrm{R} \longrightarrow \begin{array}{l} u_1=98.90\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm} \\ v_{r_1}=120.70 \end{array} \\ & \boldsymbol{v}_{r_2}=\frac{\boldsymbol{v}_2}{v_1} v_{r_1}=\frac{1}{r} v_{r_1}=\frac{1}{18.2}(120.70)=6.632 \longrightarrow \begin{array}{l} T_2=1725.8\ \mathrm{R} \\ h_2=429.56\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm} \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ Process 2-3: $P=$ constant heat addition. $$ \begin{aligned} & \frac{P_3 \boldsymbol{v}_3}{T_3}=\frac{P_2 v_2}{T_2} \longrightarrow \frac{v_3}{v_2}=\frac{T_3}{T_2}=\frac{3200\ \mathrm{R}}{1725.8 \mathrm{R}}=1.854 \\ & T_3=3200\ \mathrm{R} \longrightarrow \begin{array}{l} h_3=849.48\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm} \\ v_{r_3}=0.955 \end{array} \\ & q_{\text {in }}=h_3-h_2=849.48-429.56=419.9\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm} \end{aligned} $$ (b) Process 3-4: isentropic expansion. $$ \boldsymbol{v}_{r_4}=\frac{\boldsymbol{v}_4}{\boldsymbol{v}_3} \boldsymbol{v}_{r_5}=\frac{\boldsymbol{v}_4}{1.854 v_2} \boldsymbol{v}_{r_3}=\frac{r}{1.854} \boldsymbol{v}_{r_3}=\frac{18.2}{1.854}(0.955)=9.375\ \longrightarrow u_4= $$ Process 4-1: $v=$ constant heat rejection: $$ q_{\text {out }}=u_4-u_1=272.58-98.90=173.7\ \mathbf{B t u} / \mathbf{l b m} $$ (c) $$ \eta_{\text {th }}=1-\frac{q_{\text {out }}}{q_{\text {in }}}=1-\frac{173.7\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm}}{419.9\ \mathrm{Btu} / \mathrm{lbm}}=0.586=\mathbf{5 8 . 6 \%} $$
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