A Polytropic Technique for Gas Turbine Performance Prediction and Evaluation
660161
02/01/1966
- Event
- Content
- The sophistication factor āSā is a number expressing deviations from isentropic operation of a gas turbine flow path due to gas dynamic effects. It may be used with remarkable accuracy in polytropic equations to analyze gas turbine cycle performance. When related to statistics, it provides a means of evaluating proposed or existing engines with respect to current technology status. A corresponding technique for dealing with recuperators is also presented.
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- 11
- Citation
- Wood, H., "A Polytropic Technique for Gas Turbine Performance Prediction and Evaluation," SAE Technical Paper 660161, 1966, https://doi.org/10.4271/660161.