# Gas Turbine Cycle

> Expert skill for gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle analysis and optimization

- Skill: `a5c-ai/gas-turbine-cycle` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/gas-turbine-cycle`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/gas-turbine-cycle/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/gas-turbine-cycle

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# Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis Skill

## Purpose
Provide comprehensive gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle analysis capabilities for turbofan, turbojet, and turboprop engine design and optimization.

## Capabilities
- NPSS and GasTurb model setup and execution
- Component matching and off-design analysis
- Turbofan, turbojet, turboprop configuration
- Performance map generation and interpolation
- Bleed and power extraction modeling
- Transient performance analysis
- SFC optimization studies
- Engine inlet and nozzle integration

## Usage Guidelines
- Select appropriate component models based on engine configuration
- Validate component maps against available test data
- Consider off-design performance across the flight envelope
- Account for bleed and power extraction in system-level analysis
- Optimize cycle parameters for specific mission requirements
- Document assumptions and limitations for each analysis

## Dependencies
- NPSS (Numerical Propulsion System Simulation)
- GasTurb
- MATLAB

## Process Integration
- AE-004: Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis