This document discusses various thermodynamic cycles used in diesel, gas turbine, and combined cycle power plants. It defines the Otto, Diesel, Dual, Brayton, and actual gas turbine cycles. For each cycle, it outlines the key processes, equations, and variables used to calculate efficiency. It notes that the Otto and Diesel cycles are special cases of the more general Dual cycle. The Brayton cycle models the thermodynamics of a gas turbine as an open system. Overall, the document provides a theoretical overview of common thermodynamic cycles applied in different power plant technologies.
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1. UNIT II DIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND
COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS
Otto, Diesel, Dual & Brayton Cycle Analysis &
Optimisation. Components of Diesel and Gas
Turbine power plants. Combined Cycle Power
Plants. Integrated Gasifier based Combined
Cycle systems.
25. Process 1 2 Isentropic compression
Process 2 2.5 Constant volume heat addition
Process 2.5 3 Constant pressure heat addition
Process 3 4 Isentropic expansion
Process 4 1 Constant volume heat rejection
Dual Cycle
Qin
Qin
Qout
1
1
2
2
2.5
2.5
3
3
4
4
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2
3
2
5
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2
5
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2
3
2
5
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2 T
T
c
T
T
c
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h
u
u
m
Q
p
v
in
27. The use of the Dual cycle requires information about either:
i) the fractions of constant volume and constant pressure heat addition
(common assumption is to equally split the heat addition), or
ii) maximum pressure P3.
Transformation of rc and into more natural variables yields
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
1 k
r
V
P
Q
k
k
r k
in
c
1
3
1
P
P
rk
For the same initial conditions P1, V1 and the same compression ratio:
Diesel
Dual
Otto
For the same initial conditions P1, V1 and the same peak pressure P3
(actual design limitation in engines):
otto
Dual
Diesel