2. Theoretical approach
2.1 Joule cycle
The following paragraphs describe the basic Joule cycle, followed by a number of industrially-applied variants.
SCROLL TO TOPThe operation of combustion turbines is represented by Joule's thermodynamic cycle.
Ambient air is the fluid that will undergo the thermodynamic transformations. It is drawn in and compressed in a compressor [(stage 1-2) figure 2]. Current machines can achieve compression ratios of around...
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