Power Optimization of an Irreversible Closed Intercooled Regenerated Brayton Cycle Coupled to Constant-Temperature Heat Reservoirs

By detailed numerical calculations, the characteristics of the intercooling pressure ratio and the heat conductance distributions among the hot-and cold-side heat exchangers, the regenerator and the intercooler at the maximum power of an irreversible dosed intercooling regenerated Brayton cycle coupled to constant-temperature heat reservoirs are studied by taking the power as the optimization objective with consideration of the heat resistance in the hot-and cold-side heat exchangers, the regenerator and the intercooler and the irreversible losses in the compressor and turbine.