In: Mechanical Engineering
a. Briefly describe (with the use of diagrams) the
Brayton’s cycle and derive the formula for
the coefficient of performance for the Brayton’s cycle
b. A Bell-Coleman refrigerator operates between pressure limits of
2 bar and 14 bar. Air is drawn from the cold chamber at 100C,
compressed and then it is cooled to 32OC before entering the
expansion cylinder. Expansion and compression follow the law pv1.35
= constant. Calculate the theoretical C.O.Pof the system
ForairtakeƳ=1.6,CP =1.205kJ/kgK andPV1.23=C