11. A water-cooled electric power plant generates 300 MW of power at an efficiency of 30%....
please answer as many as possible 11, A water-cooled electric power plant generates 300 MW of power at efficiency of 35%. At what rate must water be circulated past the condenser if the change in water temperature is not to exceed 20 C? (The specific heat of water is 4.2 x ios J/kg°C) A) E) 14000 x 10 kg/s 7000x10 kg/s 21000 x103 kg/s B) 6000 × 103 kg/s C) D) 4000 x1OP kg/s 12. A generator operates between a...
A nuclear power plant generates 3000 MW of heat energy from nuclear reactions in the reactor's core. This energy is used to boil water and produce high-pressure steam at 320 ∘C. The steam spins a turbine, which produces 1000 MW of electric power, then the steam is condensed and the water is cooled to 25∘C before starting the cycle again. Part A: What is the maximum possible thermal efficiency of the power plant? Part B: Cooling water from a river...
Consider a power plant with water as the working fluid that operates on a Rankine cycle. It has a net power output of 40 MW. Superheated steam enters the turbine at 8 MPa and 600°C (h = 3642 kJ/kg; s = 7.0206 kJ/kg K) and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water from a lake through the tubes of the condenser. The isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 85%. The pump has...
A power plant running at 37{\rm \\%} efficiency generates 370MW of electric power. Part A At what rate (in MW) is heat energy exhausted to the river that cools the plant?
4. A thermonuclear plant produces 940 MW of electric power at 34% efficiency. e plant is situated on a river whose minimum water flow rate is 110 m3/s Temperature of the river water rise when the entire river at its minimum flow is used to cool the power plant by (A) 2°C (B) 4°C (C) 20°c (D) 40 °C. 14 points) 4. A thermonuclear plant produces 940 MW of electric power at 34% efficiency. e plant is situated on a...
Consider a power plant with water as the working fluid that operates on a Rankine cycle. It has a net power output of 40 MW. Superheated steam enters the turbine at 8 MPa and 600°C (h = 3642 kJ/kg; s = 7.0206 kJ/kg K) and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water from a lake through the tubes of the condenser. The isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 85%. The pump has...
A coal-fired steam power plant produces 175 MW of electric power. The power plant operates on a Rankine cycle with turbine inlet conditions of 7 MPa and 550oC and a condenser pressure of 15 kPa. The turbine efficiency and pump efficiency are both 0.8. The coal has a heating value (energy released when the fuel is burned) of 29,300 kJ/kg. Assuming that 85 percent of this energy is transferred to the steam in the boiler and that the electric generator...
Consider a coal-fired steam power plant that produces 175 MW of electric power. The power plant operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle with turbine inlet conditions of 8 MPa and 560°C and a condenser pressure of 8 kPa. The coal has a heating value (energy released when the coal is burned) of 29,300 kJ/kg and a CO2 emission value of 0.093 kg CO2/MJ. Assuming that 85% of this energy is transferred to heat in the boiler and that the...
5. A coal fired plant generates 1000 MW of power with a thermal efficiency of 4070. a. What is the heat input to the plant? b. If the plant burns anthracite coal with a heat of combustion of 26.5 MJ/kg, how much coal (in kg) does the plant use per day? c. How much heat is rejected to the river nearby? Assume all waste heat goes to ine ne d. Assume the efficiency is very near the Carnot efficiency. If...
Problem 10.3: Consider a 300-MW steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 500°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines, and determine (a) the quality of the steam at the turbine exit, (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle, and (c) the mass flow rate of the steam.