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Peaking Power, Chapter 1: The Brayton Cycle

Published on August 6, 2010 By dlucier

Black Start, Chapter One: The Brayton Cycle   The individual most commonly associated with the concept of the combustion (gas) turbine engine was an American named George Brayton (1830-1892).  He was an engineer with vision and ingenuity, who conceived the gas turbine thermodynamic cycle back in 1872, when he filed for a patent.  Discussions about [...]