3) A solar powered steam generator operates under an ideal Rankine cycle. Water at a pressure...
3) A solar powered steam generator operates under an ideal Rankine cycle. Water at a pressure of 15MPa enters the turbine as saturated vapor and leaves with a pressure of 0.125MPa. The mass flow rate in the cycle is 100 kg/s, while the temperature difference in the condenser water is 24 Celsius. Draw the T-s diagram of this ideal Rankine cycle. Determine the following:
A) The net power developed in the cycle in kW
B) The rate of heat transfer in kW from the solar power to evaporate the water in the boiler
C) The thermal efficiency of the Rankine cycle in percentage %
D) Mass flow rate of the cooling water passing through the condenser in kg/s
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Tutorial Questions 1 1. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. The condenser...
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 ....
Steam is the working fluid in a simple, ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine...
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...
6. Water is the working fluid in an ideal Rankine cycle. Saturated vapor enters the turbine...
6. 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. The mass flow rate of steam entering the turbine is 120 kg/s. Determine: (a) Draw the ideal Rankine cycle in T-S diagram (b) The net power developed, in kW. (b) The rate of heat transfer to the steam passing through the boiler, in kW. (c) The thermal efficiency. 2 P (kPa) 16000 16000 TC)...
Water is the working fluid in an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle with one open feed water heater, Figure 2. Upstream of the high pressure turbine superheated vapour with a mass flow rate of 90 kg/s...
Water is the working fluid in an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle with one open feed water heater, Figure 2. Upstream of the high pressure turbine superheated vapour with a mass flow rate of 90 kg/s entres the first-stage turbine at a pressure of 14 MPa Each turbine stage has an isentropic efficiency of 90%. The temperature of the inlet vapour is 520°C. The steam expands through the first-stage turbine to a pressure of 0.9MPa where some of the steam is...
Steam generated in a Rankine steam power cycle at a pressure of 8 MPa and temperature...
Steam generated in a Rankine steam power cycle at a pressure of 8 MPa and temperature 600oC is fed to a turbine. Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 100 kPa, where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which is then pumped to the boiler. (a) (20 pts.) What is the thermal efficiency η of an ideal Rankine cycle operating at these conditions? (b) (5 pts.) If the net power production of the cycle is 80,000 kW, what is...
(30 points) Rankine Cycle An ideal Rankine cycle has a turbine power output of 4 MW....
(30 points) Rankine Cycle An ideal Rankine cycle has a turbine power output of 4 MW. Saturated liquid at 20 kPa leaves the condenser, and the vapor at the exit to the isentropic turbine has a quality of 95 percent. The boiler pressure is 1.4 MPa. a. Find the mass flow rate of the steam (kg/s) b. What is the heat transfer into the boiler? c. What is the thermal efficiency for this cycle? Condenser
(2) Steam generated in a Rankine steam power cycle at a pressure of 8 MPa and...
(2) Steam generated in a Rankine steam power cycle at a pressure of 8 MPa and temperature 600°C is fed to a turbine. Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 100 kPa, where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which is then pumped to the boiler. (a) (20 pts.) What is the thermal efficiency n of an ideal Rankine cycle operating at these conditions? (b) (5 pts.) If the net power production of the cycle is 80,000 kW, what...
Water is the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. Superheated vapor enters the turbine at 10...
Water is the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. Superheated vapor enters the turbine at 10 Mpa, 560 C with a mass flow rate of 7.8kg/s and exits at 8 kPa. Saturated liquid enters the pump at 8 kPa. The isentropic turbine efficiency is 85%, and the isentropic pump efficiency is 85%. Cooling water enters the adiabatic condenser at 18 C and exits at 36 C with no significant change in pressure and assuming the specific heat of the cooling...
Consider a steam power plant which operates on the simple ideal Rankine cycle (shown in the...
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,...
Problem 2. (11 points) The ideal simple Rankine operates at a pressure of 100 kPa in...
Problem 2. (11 points) The ideal simple Rankine operates at a pressure of 100 kPa in the condenser and at a pressure of 4.5 MPa in the evaporator. The liquid leaving the condenser is a saturated mixture with quality x-0.8. The mass flow rate of steam in the cycle is 1.5 kg/s. Plot the cycle on power-generation cycle using steam (a) T-s diagram for steam; and determine (b) What is the maximum temperature (°C) of this Rankine cycle (c) the...
6. 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. The mass flow rate of steam entering the turbine is 120 kg/s. Determine: (a) Draw the ideal Rankine cycle in T-S diagram (b) The net power developed, in kW. (b) The rate of heat transfer to the steam passing through the boiler, in kW. (c) The thermal efficiency. 2 P (kPa) 16000 16000 TC)...
Water is the working fluid in an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle with one open feed water heater, Figure 2. Upstream of the high pressure turbine superheated vapour with a mass flow rate of 90 kg/s entres the first-stage turbine at a pressure of 14 MPa Each turbine stage has an isentropic efficiency of 90%. The temperature of the inlet vapour is 520°C. The steam expands through the first-stage turbine to a pressure of 0.9MPa where some of the steam is...
(30 points) Rankine Cycle An ideal Rankine cycle has a turbine power output of 4 MW. Saturated liquid at 20 kPa leaves the condenser, and the vapor at the exit to the isentropic turbine has a quality of 95 percent. The boiler pressure is 1.4 MPa. a. Find the mass flow rate of the steam (kg/s) b. What is the heat transfer into the boiler? c. What is the thermal efficiency for this cycle? Condenser
(2) Steam generated in a Rankine steam power cycle at a pressure of 8 MPa and temperature 600°C is fed to a turbine. Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 100 kPa, where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which is then pumped to the boiler. (a) (20 pts.) What is the thermal efficiency n of an ideal Rankine cycle operating at these conditions? (b) (5 pts.) If the net power production of the cycle is 80,000 kW, what...
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,...
Problem 2. (11 points) The ideal simple Rankine operates at a pressure of 100 kPa in the condenser and at a pressure of 4.5 MPa in the evaporator. The liquid leaving the condenser is a saturated mixture with quality x-0.8. The mass flow rate of steam in the cycle is 1.5 kg/s. Plot the cycle on power-generation cycle using steam (a) T-s diagram for steam; and determine (b) What is the maximum temperature (°C) of this Rankine cycle (c) the...
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