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20 psia adiabatic process air-fuel ratio bars Brayton cycle Btu/lb Btu/lbmol Calculate carbon Carnot Carnot cycle Carnot heat engine Celsius closed system cm³/g coefficient of performance combustion compression compressor condenser constant pressure control volume cooled Determine dry air enthalpy equilibrium evaluate Example exit expansion feedwater heater final temperature fluid ft/s ft³ ft³/lb fuel gases h₁ h₂ heat engine heat transfer Hence ideal gas initial inlet internal energy internally reversible irreversible isentropic isentropic process isothermal kilojoules kJ/kg kJ/kgmol mass flow rate mixture mole nitrogen nozzle outlet output P₁ P₂ percent piston-cylinder device Prob properties psia PV diagram quantity quasistatic quasistatic process reaction refrigerant-12 refrigeration reservoir saturated liquid saturated vapor second law shown in Fig Solution specific heats specific volume steady-flow steam substance T₁ T₂ Table thermal efficiency thermodynamic total entropy change turbine V₁ velocity