The compressor of a large gas turbine receives air from the ambient at 95 kPa, 20C, with
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
ISBN: 978-0471152323
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Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen
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