(1) Ideal Rankine A power plant operates using an ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated liquid water enters...
Problem 5-Irreversible Power cycle A simple power plant cycle has saturated liquid water from a condenser at 100 kPa pumped into a boiler operating at 1.0 MPa. The steam leaves the boiler at 350 °C and is expanded through a turbine with the exit stream having a quality between 0 and 1. If the turbine is 80% efficient and the pump is 90% efficient in this Rankine cycle, what is the overall efficiency of the power cycle? Problem 5-Irreversible Power...
thermodynamic 2. A ste am power plant operates on an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 500°C and is condensed in the condenser at 10 kPa. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 0.5 MPa to heat the feedwater in an open feedwater heater. Water leaves the feedwa ter heater as a saturated liquid. The plant has a net power output of 150 MW. Show the cycle on a T-s dingram, and determine (a)...
Consider a steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 45 MW (Wnetout - Wtout - Wpin). Steam enters the isentropic turbine at 7 MPa and 500-C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water through the condenser (heat exchanger). Determine the following: (Note: Show the procedure of your solution for all parts) Boiler P3 7 MPa 3 T,-500 °C 2 Pump...
Consider a steam power plant that operates on an ideal regenerative rankine cycle. Steam enters turbine at 6 MPa and 450 deg and is condensed in the condenser at 20 kPa. Bleed Steam is extracted from the turbine at 0.4 MPa to heat the boiler feed-water in an open feed-water heater, water leaves the feed water heater as a saturated liquid. Construct a property table giving the pressure, enthalpy and phase for all the state points identified in the cycle...
Steam is the working fluid in a simple, ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine at 8 MPa and saturated liquid exits the condenser at a pressure of 8 kPa. The net power output of the cycle is 100 MW. Determine for the cycle: i. Thermal efficiency ii. Back work ratio iii. Mass flow-rate of the steam in kg/h iv. Rate of heat transfer to the working fluid as it passes through the boiler in MW v. Rate of...
3. (10 pts) A simple Rankine cycle operates with water as the working fluid between the pressures of 4 MPa and 20 kPa. The fluid leaves the boiler at 550°C, the turbine efficiency is 89% and the fluid exits the condenser as saturated liquid. The flow rate is 81.5 kg/s and the pump efficiency is 52%. Determine: a. The net power output, in kW. b. The rate of heat input in the boiler, in kW. C. The rate of heat...
Problem 5-Irreversible Power cycle A simple power plant cycle has saturated liquid water from a condenser at 100 kPa pumped into a boiler operating at 1.0 MPa. The steam leaves the boiler at 350 °C and is expanded through a turbine with the exit stream having a quality between 0 and 1. If the turbine is 80% efficient and the pump is 90% efficient in this Rankine cycle, what is the overall efficiency of the power cycle?
A simple ideal Rankine cycle with water as the working fluid operates between the pressure limits of 15 MPa in the boiler and 100 kPa in the condenser. Saturated steam enters the turbine. Determine the work produced by the turbine, the heat transferred in the boiler, and thermal efficiency of the cycle. As part of your solution, sketch a simplified diagram of the cycle, labelling each component, indicating where heat and work flows into or out of the system, and...
3. The Rankine cycle is the ideal cycle for vapor-driven power plants. A Rankine cycle with water as the working fluid operates between the pressure limits of 4 MPa in the boiler and 20 kPa in the condenser. The turbine inlet temperature is 700°C and the flow rate is 30 kg/s. State the assumptions and show the complete reduction of the governing equations. (Total: 20 pts.) (a) Show the cycle on a T-s diagram. (b) Determine the power produced by...
Tutorial Questions 1.1. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. The condenser pressure is kPa, and saturated vapor enters the turbine at 10 MPa. Determine the heat transfer rates, in kJ per kg of steam flowing, for the working fluid passing through the boiler and condenser and calculate the thermal efficiency.2. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine at 16 MPa, and the condenser pressure is 8 kPa ....