Problem4 (a) (40 points) A combined gas-steam powe cycles. The ideal Brayton and Rankine plant operates on Rankine cycle has a reheater. The Brayton cycle operates on a gas- of the gas-turbine c...
Combined cycle power plants are common because of their high efficiency and scalability. They typically combine a gas turbine cycle (the Brayton Cycle) with a steam turbine cycle (the Rankine Cycle) [1]. The goal of this project is to determine the operating efficiency and profitability of a realistic combined cycle power plant. The power plant is as follows: 1. A natural gas-fired Brayton cycle with mÛ air,Br = 1.25 kg s−1 . (a) Ambient air at 1 bar and 300...
Problem 2/2 (50%) -The gas-turbine cycle of a combined gas-steam power plant has a pressure ratio of 12. Air enters the compressor at 310 K and the turbine at 1400 K. The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the steam at 12.5 MPa to 500 C in a heat exchanger. The combustion gases leave the heat exchanger at 247"C. Steam expands in a high pressure turbine to a pressure of 2.5 MPa and is reheated in...
2. Consider a combined gas steam power cycle. The gas cycle is a simple Brayton cycle that has a pressure ratio of 7. Air enters at 9.8 kg / s at the compressor at 15 ° C and 100 kPa, and at the gas turbine at 950 ° C. The steam cycle is a Rankine cycle with overheating between the pressure limits of 6 MPa and 10 kPa. The water vapor is heated in the heat exchanger at a rate...
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...
A combined gas-steam power plant uses a simple gas turbine for the topping cycle and a simple Rankine cycle for the bottoming cycle. Atmospheric air enters the compressor at 101 kPa and 20 °C, and the maximum gas cycle temperature is 1100 °C. The compressor pressure ratio is 8. The gas stream leaves the heat exchanger at the saturation temperature of the steam flowing through the heat exchanger. Steam enters the heat exchanger at a pressure of 6 MPa and...
Problem 1 0/5 points (0%) Consider a combined gas-steam power plant that has a net power output of 500 MW. The pressure ratio of the gas-turbine cycle is 12. Air enters the compressor at 308 K and the turbine at 1300 K. The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the steam at 9 MPa to 360°C in a heat exchanger. The combustion gases leave the heat exchanger at 460 K. An open feedwater heater incorporated with...
Consider the combined gas-steam power cycle,The topping cycle is a gas-turbine cycle that has a pressure ratio of 8.Air enters the compressor at 300K and the turbine at 1300K.The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 80 percent, and that of the gas is 85 percent.The bottoming cycle is a simple ideal Rankine cycle operating between the pressures limits of 7 MPa and 5 KPa.Steam is heated in a heat exchanger by the exahust gases to a temperature of 5000C.The exhaust...
A combined gas–steam power plant has been designed with a net power output of 450 MW. The pressure ratio of the gas-turbine cycle is 14. Air enters the compressor at 300 K and the turbine at 1400 K. The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the steam at 8 MPa to 400 C in a heat exchanger. The combustion gases leave the heat exchanger at 460 K. An open feedwater heater incorporated with the steam cycle...
The gas turbine cycle of a gas-steam combined cycle power plant has a pressure ratio of 12. The air enters the compressor at 310 K and 100 kPa (1) and the turbine at 1400 K (3). The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine (4) are used to heat the steam to 12.5 MPa up to 500 °C (6) in a heat exchanger. The flue gas exits the heat exchanger (5) at 247 °C. The steam is expanded in a high...
Steam enters high-pressure turbine of a steam power plant that operates on ideal reheat Rankine cycle at pressure and temperature of 5.5 MPa and 500°C, respectively. The steam leaves the high-pressure turbine as saturated vapor. The steam is then reheated to temperature of 400°C before it expands to a pressure of 7.5 kPa. Answer the following. i) Show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines. ii) Determine the pressure at which reheating takes place. iii) Determine...