A power plant operates on the following simple Rankine cycle. Water is the working fluid. Disregard...

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A power plant operates on the following simple Rankine cycle. Water is the working fluid. Disregard pressure losses in the piping, steam boiler and superheater, and neglect kinetic and potential energy effects. Assume steady-state, steady-flow conditions. For the thermodynamic conditions shown, the turbine power (MW) is most nearly: P-1 MPa T₁-500°C hy-3.478.5 kJ/kg M₁-3,124.4 kJ/kg T₂-179.91°C P-1 MPa hy-2,778.1 kJ/kg 34.3 44.7 BOILER O 161,000 52.0 SUPERHEATER -50 kg/s P₁-1.0 MPa hy-168.6 kJ/kg PUMP n-0.7 TURBINE CONDENSER $ P₁-0.01 MPa 4 W P-0.01 MPa ha-2,584.7 kJ/kg -2,437.7 kJ/kg COOLING WATER A power plant operates on the following simple Rankine cycle. Water is the working fluid. Disregard pressure losses in the piping, steam boiler and superheater, and neglect kinetic and potential energy effects. Assume steady-state, steady-flow conditions. For the thermodynamic conditions shown, the turbine power (MW) is most nearly: P-1 MPa T₁-500°C hy-3.478.5 kJ/kg M₁-3,124.4 kJ/kg T₂-179.91°C P-1 MPa hy-2,778.1 kJ/kg 34.3 44.7 BOILER O 161,000 52.0 SUPERHEATER -50 kg/s P₁-1.0 MPa hy-168.6 kJ/kg PUMP n-0.7 TURBINE CONDENSER $ P₁-0.01 MPa 4 W P-0.01 MPa ha-2,584.7 kJ/kg -2,437.7 kJ/kg COOLING WATER