H.W1- A stationary gas-turbine power plant operates on a simple idealBrayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The air enters the compressorat 95 kPa and 290 K and the turbine at 760 kPa and 1100 K. Heat istransferred to air at a rate of 35,000 kJ/s. Determine the power deliveredby this plant (a) assuming constant specific heats at room temperatureand (b) accounting for the variation of specific heats with temperature.2- A gas-turbine power plant operates on the simple Brayton cycle withair as the working fluid and delivers 32 MW of power. The minimum andmaximum temperatures in the cycle are 310 and 900 K, and thepressure of air at the compressor exit is 8 times the value at thecompressor inlet. Assuming an isentropic efficiency of 80 percent for thecompressor and 86 percent for the turbine, determine the mass flow rateof air through the cycle. Account for the variation of specific heats withtemperature.

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1- A stationary gas-turbine power plant operates on a simple ideal Brayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The air enters the compressor at 95 kPa and 290 K and the turbine at 760 kPa and 1100 K. Heat is transferred to air at a rate of 35,000 kJ/s. Determine the power delivered by this plant (a) assuming constant specific heats at room temperature and (b) accounting for the variation of specific heats with temperature.

1- A stationary gas-turbine power plant operates on a simple ideal Brayton cycle with air as the working fluid. The air enters the compressor at 95 kPa and 290 K and the turbine at 760 kPa and 1100 K. Heat is transferred to air at a rate of 35,000 kJ/s. Determine the power delivered by this plant (a) assuming constant specific heats at room temperature and (b) accounting for the variation of specific heats with temperature.

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