Gas-Turbine Regenerators

Preface. Part I: Introduction. Regenerators vs. recuperators. Heat-transfer. Leakage. Pressure drops. Power consumption. Summary. Part II: Background. History of regenerators. Analysis and design. State of the art. Part III: Gas turbine cycles. Performance. Governing equations. Simple cycle. Regenerative cycle. Intercooled regenerative (ICR) cycle. ICR cycle with reheat. Summary. Part IV: Regenerator designs. Significance of heat exchangers in gas turbines. Alternative regenerator designs. Gas-turbine cycles with heat exchangers. Future directions. Part V: Design procedures and examples. Direct regenerator design. Optimal regenerator design. Optimal regenerator design. Method of Kays and London. Summary. Part VI: Regenerator performance. Heat transfer. Summary. Seal leakage. Pressure drops. Appendix: Performance of the Ericsson cycle. Index.