Question: Problem 2 : Gas Turbine Power Cycle ( 5 9 points ) A Brayton cycle with intercooling, reheat, and regeneration is shown in the figure

Problem 2: Gas Turbine Power Cycle (59 points)
A Brayton cycle with intercooling, reheat, and regeneration is shown in the figure below.
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The following information is given:
\table[[,Compression Ratio,Isentropic Efficiency],[Compressor 1,8,1],[Compressor 2,8,0.8],[Turbine 1,18,1],[Turbine 2,Not given,0.9]]
The mass flow rate of air is 5kgs.
Air exits the heat exchanger at 100 kPa and a temperature of 300 K .
The heat exchanger has fluid friction that results in a pressure drop of 50 kPa . All other components that exchange heat with the surroundings are ideal and have no pressure drop across them.
Air enters Turbine 1 and Turbine 2 at 1700 K.
The regenerator effectiveness is 80%.
Air exits the cooler at the same temperature as it exits the heat exchanger.
Do the following:
a) Determine the pressure at the exit of Turbine 2, in kPa (3 points).
b) Populate a scorecard showing the pressure ( kPa ), temperature ( K ), specific enthalpy (kJkg), and specific entropy (kJkg-K) at each state. (22 points)
c) Plot a T-s diagram for the cycle, hand-drawing the paths between states, but plotting temperature and entropy to scale. (5 points)
d) Determine the net power generated by the cycle, in MW.(4 points)
e) Determine the thermal efficiency of the cycle. (3 points)
f) Determine the ratio of heat transferred by the regenerator to the external heat input to the cycle. (3 points)
g) Determine the back work ratio. (3 points)
h) For each component, populate a table showing the change in system entropy (i.e., net entropy transport by mass flows between the exit(s) and the inlet(s)),QTb, and Sgen, all in kW/K.(15 points) Assume that the ambient environment is at 285 K and the gas combustion temperature is 1900 K . The purpose of this exercise is to help you better understand where entropy generation is coming from.
i) Which component produces the most entropy? (1 point)
Problem 2 : Gas Turbine Power Cycle ( 5 9 points

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