Performance analysis for an irreversible variable temperature heat reservoir closed intercooled regenerated Brayton cycle

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2713-2732

  Wang, Wenhua ^a   Chen, Lingen ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a   Wu, Chih ^b  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton cycle; Finite time thermodynamics; Intercooled; Irreversible; Regenerated

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TURBINES;

HEAT RESERVOIRS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037900642     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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