Neglecting the temperature rise of the feed water in passing through the feed pump, calculate the mean
Question:
Neglecting the temperature rise of the feed water in passing through the feed pump, calculate the mean temperature of heat reception in the ideal Rankine cycle of P5.1. Thence make a second, alternative calculation of the thermal efficiency of this ideal Rankine cycle.
[440 K; 29.2\%]
P5.1.
In a test of a steam power plant (Fig. P5.1), the measured rate of steam supply was \(7.1 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{s}\) when the net rate of work output was \(5000 \mathrm{~kW}\). The condensate left the condenser as saturated liquid at \(38{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and the superheated steam leaving the boiler was at \(10 \mathrm{bar}\) and \(300^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\).
Neglecting the change in state of the feed water in passing through the feed pump, and taking the environment temperature as being equal to the saturation temperature of the
condensate in the condenser, calculate the rational efficiency of the work-producing steam circuit (system A). Also calculate the thermal efficiency of the cyclic plant.
[83.3\%;24.3\%]
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Advanced Thermodynamics For Engineers
ISBN: 9780080999838
2nd Edition
Authors: D. E. Winterbone, Ali Turan