Shaft Power Cycles Ideal cycles Assumptions: pressor and turbine are isentropic (reversible adiabatic, η= 100 %) Pressure losses in both bustion chamber and heat exchanger are negligible. Working fluid is air. It behaves as an ideal gas Mass flow rate is constant bustion process is replaced by heat addition process. Changes of . of the working fluid between inlet and outlet of ponent are negligible. Heat transfer in heat exchanger plete (ε=100%) Shaft Power Cycles Description of simple cycle Specific work, w Thermal efficiency, η= w / q Shaft Power Cycles First law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy) q – w = pressor (adiabatic, q=0.) Turbine Shaft Power Cycles Combustion chamber Shaft Power Cycles Simple cycle Regeneration cycle (heat exchange cycle) To benefit from the exhaust, a regenerator is used to reduce the heat addition, the efficiency is improved since heat rejection is reduced. Regeneration cycle (heat exchange cycle) Recall that .