Brayton cycle
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The Brayton cycle is a thermodynamic cycle commonly used in gas turbine engines, where air is compressed, mixed with fuel and combusted, and then expanded through a turbine to produce work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brayton cycle canonical | 4 |
| Joule cycle | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas turbine cycle
ⓘ
thermodynamic cycle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brayton cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Joule cycle
|
| canInclude |
intercooling
ⓘ
regeneration ⓘ reheat ⓘ |
| cycleType |
closed cycle
ⓘ
open cycle ⓘ |
| efficiencyDependsOn |
compressor and turbine isentropic efficiency
ⓘ
pressure ratio ⓘ turbine inlet temperature ⓘ |
| energyInput | heat addition at constant pressure ⓘ |
| energyOutput | turbine work ⓘ |
| governingEquations |
first law of thermodynamics
ⓘ
ideal gas law ⓘ isentropic relations ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
combustor
ⓘ
compressor ⓘ heat exchanger ⓘ turbine ⓘ |
| heatAdditionMode |
external combustion in closed Brayton cycle
ⓘ
internal combustion in open Brayton cycle ⓘ |
| idealAssumption |
constant specific heats
ⓘ
no pressure losses ⓘ reversible adiabatic compression ⓘ reversible adiabatic expansion ⓘ |
| mainProcesses |
constant-pressure heat addition
ⓘ
constant-pressure heat rejection ⓘ isentropic compression ⓘ isentropic expansion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Brayton ⓘ |
| netWork | turbine work minus compressor work ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Diesel cycle
ⓘ
Otto cycle ⓘ Rankine cycle ⓘ |
| typicalApplication |
aircraft propulsion
ⓘ
electric power generation ⓘ mechanical drive for compressors ⓘ |
| typicalWorkingFluid | air ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aero gas turbines
ⓘ
combined cycle power plants ⓘ gas turbine engines ⓘ industrial gas turbines ⓘ jet engines ⓘ power generation plants ⓘ turbofan engines ⓘ turbojet engines ⓘ turboprop engines ⓘ turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| workingFluid | gas ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 3
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 011
this entity surface form:
Joule cycle