A closed feedwater heater in a regenerative steam power cycle heats 20 kg/s of water from 100C,

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A closed feedwater heater in a regenerative steam power cycle heats 20 kg/s of water from 100°C, 20 MPa to 250°C, 20 MPa. The extraction steam from the turbine enters the heater at 4 MPa, 275°C, and leaves as saturated liquid. What is the required mass flow rate of the extraction steam?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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