Performance analysis of an irreversible Brayton heat engine

Journal of the Institute of Energy

Volumn 70, Issue 482, 1997, Pages 2-8

  Chen, L ^a   Sun, F ^a   Wu, C ^b  

^a Naval Academy of Engineering   (China)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; COMPRESSORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; TURBINES;

BRAYTON HEAT ENGINE; COLD SIDE HEAT EXCHANGERS; COMPRESSION LOSSES; HEAT RESERVOIRS; HEAT RESISTANCE LOSSES; HOT SIDE HEAT EXCHANGERS; NONISENTROPIC EXPANSION; POWER OUTPUT; PRESSURE RATIO; WORKING FLUID;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 0031097760     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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