Brayton Cycle Lab Report

Brayton Cycle (Gas Turbine) for Propulsion Application Analysis

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Course Category: Engineers
Course Level: Intermediate
Credit: 1 Hour

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Brayton Cycle (Gas Turbine) for Propulsion Application Analysis
Course Description
The ideal cycle for a simple gas turbine is the Brayton Cycle, also called the Joule Cycle. In this one hour course, the open, simple Brayton Cycle used for stationary power generation is considered providing thrust instead of power output. In order to keep the scope of the thrust analysis simple, the working fluid exiting gas turbine expands to the atmospheric conditions -- final working fluid exit pressure is equal to the ambient pressure.
The Brayton Cycle thermal efficiency is presented only for the air as the working fluid. The thermal efficiency derivation is presented with a simple mathematical approach. The Brayton Cycle is presented in a T - s diagram and its major performance trends (specific propulsion output and propulsion output) are plotted in a few figures as a function of compression ratio, gas turbine inlet temperature and working fluid mass flow rate. It should be noted that this online course does not deal with costs (capital, operational or maintenance). In this course, the student gets familiar with the Brayton Cycle, its components, T - s diagram, operation and major performance trends.
This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

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Brayton Cycle (Gas Turbine) for Propulsion Application Analysis
Performance Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
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Understand basic energy conversion engineering assumptions and equations
Know basic components of the Brayton Cycle (Gas Turbine) and its T - s diagram
Be familiar with