Thermodynamic Cycles: Computer-Aided Design

Utilizes CyclePad software to simulate thermodynamic devices and cycles. Considers vapor cycles, gas closed system cycles, gas open system cycles, combined cycle and cogeneration, refrigeration and heat pump open system cycles, and finite time thermodynamics.

Chih Wu is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

Preface

v

Thermodynamic Concepts

1

(14)

Introduction

1

(1)

Intelligent Computer-Aided Software

1

(3)

Review of Thermodynamic Concepts

4

(2)

Thermodynamic Cyclic Systems

6

(4)

Cycles

10

(1)

Carnot Cycle

11

(3)

Carnot Corollaries

14

(1)

Vapor Cycles

15

(84)

Carnot Vapor Cycle

15

(4)

Basic Rankine Vapor Cycle

19

(9)

Improvements to Rankine Cycle

28

(1)

Actual Rankine Cycle

29

(7)

Reheat Rankine Cycle

36

(5)

Regenerative Rankine Cycles

41

(11)

Low-Temperature Rankine Cycles

52

(2)

Solar Heat Engines

54

(4)

Geothermal Heat Engines

58

(13)

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

71

(5)

Solar Pond Heat Engines

76

(3)

Waste Heat Engines

79

(2)

Vapor Cycle Working Fluids

81

(1)

Kalina Cycle

81

(1)

Nonazeotropic Mixture Rankine Cycle

82

(2)

Supercritical Cycle

84

(3)

Design Examples

87

(10)

Summary

97

(2)

Gas Closed-System Cycles

99

(66)

Otto Cycle

99

(12)

Diesel Cycle

111

(12)

Atkinson Cycle

123

(3)

Dual Cycle

126

(6)

Lenoir Cycle

132

(3)

Stirling Cycle

135

(6)

Miller Cycle

141

(5)

Wicks Cycle

146

(2)

Rallis Cycle

148

(6)

Design Examples

154

(9)

Summary

163

(2)

Gas Open-System Cycles

165

(62)

Brayton or Joule Cycle

165

(9)

Split-Shaft Gas Turbine Cycle

174

(4)

Improvements to Brayton Cycle

178

(1)

Reheat and Intercool Brayton Cycle

179

(6)

Regenerative Brayton Cycle

185

(4)

Bleed Air Brayton Cycle

189

(10)

Feher Cycle

199

(3)

Ericsson Cycle

202

(5)

Braysson Cycle

207

(5)

Steam Injection Gas Turbine Cycle

212

(2)

Field Cycle

214

(2)

Wicks Cycle

216

(2)

Ice Cycle

218

(2)

Design Examples

220

(4)

Summary

224

(3)

Combined Cycle and Cogeneration

227

(50)

Combined Cycle

227

(6)

Triple Cycle in Series

233

(4)

Triple Cycle in Parallel

237

(2)

Cascaded Cycle

239

(2)

Brayton/Rankine Combined Cycle

241

(5)

Brayton/Brayton Combined Cycle

246

(5)

Rankine/Rankine Combined Cycle

251

(3)

Field Cycle

254

(3)

Cogeneration

257

(11)

Design Examples

268

(7)

Summary

275

(2)

Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles

277

(64)

Carnot Refrigerator and Heat Pump

277

(3)

Basic Vapor Refrigeration Cycle

280

(6)

Actual Vapor Refrigeration Cycle

286

(3)

Basic Vapor Heat Pump Cycle

289

(4)

Actual Vapor Heat Pump Cycle

293

(3)

Wording Fluids for Vapor Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems

296

(1)

Cascade and Multistaged Vapor Refrigerators

297

(9)

Domestic Refrigerator-Freezer System and Air-Conditioning-Heat Pump System

306

(4)

Absorption Air-Conditioning

310

(3)

Brayton Gas Refrigeration Cycle

313

(5)

Stirling Refrigeration Cycle

318

(4)

Ericsson Cycle

322

(2)

Liquefaction of Gases

324

(2)

Nonazeotropic Mixture Refrigeration Cycle

326

(3)

Design Examples

329

(10)

Summary

339

(2)

Finite-Time Thermodynamics

341

(76)

Introduction

341

(2)

Rate of Heat Transfer

343

(2)

Heat Exchanger

345

(6)

Curzon and Ahlborn (Endoreversible Carnot) Cycle

351

(13)

Curzon and Ahlborn Cycle with Finite Heat Capacity Heat Source and Sink

364

(5)

Finite-Time Rankine Cycle with Infinitely Large Heat Reservoirs

369

(4)

Actual Rankine Cycle with Infinitely Large Heat Reservoirs

373

(3)

Ideal Rankine Cycle with Finite Capacity Heat Reservoirs

376

(14)

Actual Rankine Cycle with Finite Capacity Heat Reservoirs

390

(7)

Finite-Time Brayton Cycle

397

(8)

Actual Brayton Finite Time Cycle

405

(6)

Other Finite Time Cycles

411

(1)

Summary

411

(1)

Bibliography

412

(5)

Appendix

417

(4)

Index

421

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