In: Mechanical Engineering
Air enters the turbine of a gas turbine at 1400 kPa, 1400 K, and
expands to 100 kPa in two stages. Between the stages, the air is
reheated at a constant pressure of 350 kPa to 1400 K. The expansion
through each turbine stage is isentropic.
Determine:
(b) the heat transfer for the reheat process, in kJ/kg of air
flowing.
(c) the increase in net work as compared to a single stage of
expansion with no reheat.