Introduction to Gas Power Cycles
In the first part of this chapter, we focused
on the
on the
Rankine Vapor Power Cycle
.In this lesson and the following lesson, we will study
gas power cycles
in more detail than we have in previous chapters.Carnot Gas Power Cycle
TS Diagram
TS Diagram

Carnot Gas Power Cycle
PV Diagram
PV Diagram

In particular, we will study the
ideal Brayton Cycle
. Theideal Brayton Cycle
is a practical version of theCarnot Gas Power Cycle
. TheBrayton Cycle
plays the same role ingas power cycles
that theRankine Cycle
plays invapor power cycles
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