השוואת שיטות

	תרמודינמיקה בזמן סופי	מחזור ברייטון
תחום	תרמודינמיקה	תרמודינמיקה
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1996	1873
הוגה השיטה	Adrian Bejan	George Brayton
סוג	Thermodynamic optimization	Thermodynamic cycle
מקור מכונן	Bejan, A. (1996). Entropy Generation Minimization. CRC Press. ISBN: 978-0849394515	Moran, M. J., Shapiro, H. N., Boettner, D. D., & Bailey, M. B. (2014). Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (8th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1118412947
כינויים	FTT, irreversible thermodynamics	Joule cycle, gas turbine cycle
קשורות	3	3
תקציר	Finite-Time Thermodynamics (FTT) relaxes the classical assumption that thermodynamic processes occur reversibly (infinitely slowly). Instead, it analyzes real thermal systems operating at finite rates with irreversibilities. FTT reveals fundamental trade-offs: to complete a process quickly requires accepting large irreversibilities and low efficiency, while slow operation achieves high efficiency but requires impractical time and cost.	The Brayton Cycle (also called Joule Cycle) describes the thermodynamic process in gas turbines and jet engines. It consists of four processes: isentropic compression in a compressor, isobaric combustion (heat addition), isentropic expansion in a turbine, and isobaric heat rejection. The Brayton Cycle is the foundation for analyzing aircraft propulsion, ground-based power generation, and simple-cycle gas turbine plants.