Question: A Rankine cycle, driven by steam as the working fluid, is to be designed to deliver a net power output of 2 0 0 MW

A Rankine cycle, driven by steam as the working fluid, is to be
designed to deliver a net power output of 200 MW . The cycle
features heat rejection to a condenser which operates at your given
design pressure. Heat is generated by the combustion of your
given design fuel. The generated heat is received into the cycle at
a boiler which operates at your given design pressure. The
Rankine power cycle comprises steps (state points)1-4 as
described below.
Steam, with a maximum specific volume of 0.75ft3bm,
enters a 75% efficient isentropic turbine OR with 200C
of superheat.
Saturated turbine exhaust enters an isobaric condenser at
the stated rejection pressure.
Incompressible liquid water at saturated conditions leaves
the condenser and is pumped (at 62% isentropic efficiency)
to high pressure.
Heat is added to a boiler to generate superheated steam
isobarically.
Given the above information, please determine the circulation rate
of steam in the power plant (lbmhr), the required cooling water
flow rate (gpm) with justifiable choices for intake and discharge
temperatures, and the supply rate for your design fuel (scfd).
In designing your power-generating cycle, you should be sure to
perform the following tasks along the way and present your
findings in your letter report along with appropriate discussion.
POWER CYCLE DESIGN-SPECIFIC TASKS
a) Calculate specific pump work (using hp as the energy/power
unit)
Condenser pressure =0.01 MPa
Boiler pressure =1.5 MPa
Fuel = Propylene
Combustion Value (BTU/ft3)=2350
I just want part a
A Rankine cycle, driven by steam as the working

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