Brayton Cycle
The Brayton cycle is a thermodynamic cycle named after George Brayton that describes the workings of a constant-pressure heat engine. The Brayton cycle is the basis of the conventional gas turbine. The idea behind the Brayton Cycle is to extract energy from flowing air and fuel to generate usable work which can be used to power many vehicles by giving them thrust. Brayton Cycle is also called Gas Power Cycle. The Brayton Cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes how gas turbines operate. This is a common cycle used in powerplants that operate using gas not steam. Gas power cycles are basically of two types: - Open and Closed Cycles . In the open cycle always fresh air is taken from the atmosphere and the exhaust is also discharged into the atmosphere as described in Fig.1, whereas in the closed cycle the same fluid is used again and again. Figure 1: Schematic representation of an open Brayton cycle The cycle consists ...