Air enters the compressor of a regenerative air-standard Brayton cycle at 100kPa,300K. The compressor pressure ratio is 10. The turbine inlet temperature is 1400K.
The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 85%.The isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 87%. The regenerator effectiveness is 85%.
Determine:
(a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle,
(b) the back work ratio