Gas-Turbine Regenerators (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)

Gas-Turbine Regenerators begins with a thorough introduction to regenerators, familiarizing the reader with the terminology used in regenerator analysis and design. The book then describes the historical background of regenerator analysis and design and their development through the years. Following the historical background, this book explores gas-turbine cycles, the thermodynamic cycle by which gas turbines convert heat into work. The book then presents three design models: Direct Regenerator Design; Optimal Regenerator Design, and the design methods of Kays and London. The text concludes with three significant kinds of regenerator performance: heat transfer; leakage, and pressure drops. Regenerative gas turbines have the potential to be more efficient and lower in cost than competing diesel and combined cycle engines. In addition, regenerative gas turbines require less maintenance, require less space, and pollute less than competitive systems. This text provides engineers and designers with the tools needed to achieve these qualities in four distinct ways: First, in the preliminary stages, designers can choose from one or more designs that may be suitable for their application. Second, the designer who has some design specifications can use the optimization method to choose the remaining specifications in order to provide maximum thermal efficiency. Third, this book can be used by the manufacturer of regenerator cores in selecting core-passage geometrics and core materials. Finally, inexperienced designers can use the step-by-step examples of designs of regenerative gas turbines.