Air enters the compressor of a regenerative gasturbine engine at 310 K and 100 kPa, where it is compressed to 900 kPa and 650 K. The regenerator has an effectiveness of 80 percent, and the air enters the turbine at 1400 K. For a turbine efficiency of 90 percent, determine (a) the amount of heat transfer in the regenerator and (b) the thermal efficiency. Assume variable specific heats for air

Steel balls 12 mm in diameter are annealed by heating to 1150 k and then slowly cooled to 400 k in an air att 325 k and h -20 w/m2 k. assume the properties of the steel to be k- 40 w/m k,p 7800 kg/m3, and cp 600 j/kg k. a. determine whether lumped system method can be used to analyze this problem and if so why" b. determine the time required for the cooling process. c. determine the total amount of heat lost from each ball to the ambient air