2. Discuss the Carnot Cycle & Efficiency, Kelvin Temperature Scale, Definition of Eutropy Change, Tds Equations,...
V6.23 Figure P6.23 shows a Carnot heat pump cycle operating at steady state with ammonia as the working fluid. The condenser tem perature is 49°C, with saturated vapor entering and saturated liquid exiting. The evaporator temperature -12°C a. Determine the heat transfer and work for each process, in kJ/kg of ammonia flowing. o56, 73 kJ b. Evaluate the coefficient of performance for the heat pump. 5, c. Evaluate the coefficient of performance for a Carnot refrigeration cycle operating as shown...
A shell-and-tube-type recuperator the feedwater temperature increases as the extracted steam condenses on the outside of the tubes carrying the feedwater is an opened type feedwater heater 1. a. TRUE/FALSE 2. A vapor power plant that operates with a steam generator at a pressure of 19 MPa is a supercritical vapor power plant a. TRUE/FALSE Lowering the condenser pressures raises the maximum temperature of heat rejection from the Rankine cycle. 3. a. TRUE/FALSE For an ideal Rankine cycle the compression...
1. A combined gas-steam power cycle uses a single gas turbine cycle for the air cycle and a simple Rankine cycle for the water vapor cycle. Atmospheric air enters the compressor at a rate of 88.2 lbm / s, at 14.7 psia and 59 ° F, and the maximum gas cycle temperature is 1,742 ° F. The pressure ratio in the compressor is 7. The isentropic efficiency of both the compressor and the turbine is 80%. Gas exits the heat...
An ideal vapor-compression refrigerant cycle operates at steady state with Refrigerant 134a as the working fluid. Saturated vapor enters the compressor at -10°C, and saturated liquid leaves the condenser at 28°C. The mass flow rate of refrigerant is 5 kg/min. Determine (a) The compressor power, in kW (b) The refrigerating capacity, in tons. (c) The coefficient of performance. Sketch the system on a T-s diagram with full label. A vapor-compression heat pump with a heating capacity of 500 kJ/min is...
3. (a) 10 kg/s of water flows through a simple steady-state vapor-power cycle as shown in the figure. The four states are defined by the given properties in the table. Fill in the missing properties in the table (b) Find the power input to the pump and the rate of entropy change. (c) Find the rate of heat added to the boiler. (c) Find the power output of the turbine and the rate of entropy change. (d) Find the rate...
3. (40 pts) A steam power plant based on the Rankine cycle, shown in the below, operates to develop net cycle power. Saturated vapor at 8 bar enters the turbine where it expands to the condenser pressure of 1 bar. Water liquid exits the condenser 30 °C and 1 bar and it is pumped to the boiler pressure of 8 bar. Isentropic efficiencies of the turbine and pump are 80% and 60%. Assume kinetic and potential energies are negligible at...
Consider a steam power plant which operates on the simple ideal Rankine cycle (shown in the next page), where the boiler pressure is 3 MPa and the condenser saturation temperature is 50°C. The temperature at the exit of the boiler is 500°C. Water leaves the condenser as a saturated liquid. The mass flow rate through each component is 15 kg/s. Calculate: 1. The power output of the steam power plant 2. The thermal efficiency of the steam power plant Now,...
2. An ideal Diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 18 and a cut-off ratio of 2. At the beginning of the compression process P = 95 kPa and T = 20°C. (a) Find the temper- ature, pressure and specific volume at states 1, 2, 3, and 4. (b) Find the heat supplied, heat rejected, work done by the system, work done on the system, net work done, and thermal efficiency. (c) Calculate the thermal efficiency of a Carnot cycle...
A combined cycle gas turbine/vapor power plant uses the turbine exhaust as the energy source for the boiler. Each power system uses a single turbine. The gas power system is modeled as an ideal air-standard Brayton cycle. The vapor power system is modeled as an ideal Rankine cycle. Given specific operating conditions determine the temperature and pressure at each state, the rate of heat transfer in the boiler, the power output of each turbine, and the overall efficiency. --Given Values--...
Please help with HW 37 Qoutl condenser Condenser A standard 4-component vapor-compression cycle using R-134a is shown in the figure to the right. The cycle is used as a refrigeration cycle to cool a refrigerator at 5 °C with a cooling capacity of 200 W, with a heat transfer to a kitchen at 20 °C. Assume that the pressure drops in the evaporator and condenser are negligible, and that the compressor and expansion valve are adiabatic. Take the boundary temperature...