Which outcome reduces efficiency in a closed Brayton cycle?

💡 Explanation

Regenerator inefficiency reduces heat addition because heat is directly rejected from the cycle; therefore, the thermal efficiency drops rather than turbine limits being reached if the heat had been internally recycled reducing external heat input.

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