Question: 2 . [ 5 0 points ] Consider a power plant operating steadily on the air - standard cycle shown below. Air enters the compressor

2.[50 points] Consider a power plant operating steadily on the air-standard cycle shown below. Air enters the compressor at 1 bar and 280 K (State 1) with mass flow rate of \(1.5\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{s}\). Air is compressed to 20 bar (State 2) in a compressor having an isentropic efficiency of \(90\%\). Compressed air then enters a constant-pressure heat exchanger in which heat is added to air and the heated air exits at 2200 K (State 3). Air expands to 1 bar (State 4) through a turbine having an isentropic efficiency of \(90\%\). Consider variable specific heats for air.
Molecular weight of air: \(28.97\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{kmol}\)
Use the closest value in ideal gas table; do not interpolate.
(a) Find the missing information in the table (You need to draw table on your solution).
(b) Determine the rate of entropy generation \((\mathrm{kW}/\mathrm{K})\) for the heat exchanger if heat transferred to the air of 1600 kW which occurs at a boundary temperature of 1750 K .
2 . [ 5 0 points ] Consider a power plant

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