Brayton Cycle Optimization
January 1, 2023
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Team analysis of Brayton cycle variants for optimal thermodynamic performance.
- Created analytical models of various Brayton cycles
- Analyzed cycle exergy, thermal efficiency, and net work production
- Gave recommendations of components most beneficial to improve cycle efficiency
- Proposed an optimized design
Authors
Graduate Researcher
Doctoral student at the University of Colorado Boulder, Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Research in differential game theory, safe multi-agent systems, and computational astrodynamics — with a focus on algorithms that are tractable enough to run onboard while providing formal guarantees.