{"id":260,"date":"2024-06-27T11:50:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/?p=260"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:12:23","slug":"what-is-gas-turbine-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/me\/power-plant\/what-is-gas-turbine-power-plant","title":{"rendered":"What is Gas Turbine Power Plant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gas turbine obtained its power by utilizing the energy of burnt gases and gases which are at high temperature and pressure by expanding through the several rings of fixed and moving blades.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simple Open Cycle Gas Turbine\/Air Standard Brayton (Joule) Cycle<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/joule-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"simple Open Cycle Gas Turbine\" width=\"409\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\r\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-condensed\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 99%;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th width=\"40\">\u00a0<\/th>\r\n<th width=\"132\">Process<\/th>\r\n<th width=\"124\">Component<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"40\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1 &#8211; 2<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"132\">Isentropic compression<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"124\">Compressor<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"40\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 &#8211; 3<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"132\">Isobaric heat adition<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"124\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Combustion chamber<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"40\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3 &#8211; 4<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"132\">Isentropic expansion<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"124\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turbine<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"40\">4 &#8211; 1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"132\">Isobaric heat rejection<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"124\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To atmosphere<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n<li>Thermal Efficiency<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/thermal-efficiency.png\" alt=\" Thermal Efficiency\" width=\"501\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Effect of Modification on Performance of Simple Gas Turbine Cycle<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-condensed\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 99%;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th width=\"183\">Modification<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Work output<\/th>\r\n<th width=\"104\">Thermal Efficiency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"183\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Regeneration<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">No effect<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"104\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"183\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Intercooling<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"104\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Decreases<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"183\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reheat<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"104\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Decreases<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"183\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reheat + Regeneration<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"104\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"183\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Intercooling + Regeneration<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"104\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Increases<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"183\">Reheat + Intercooling<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"104\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Decreases<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"183\">Reheat + Intercooling + Regeneration<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"72\">Increases<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"104\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Increases<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-danger\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/me\/power-plant\/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-fan-curve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;&lt; 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