Question: As indicated in Fig. P 8 . 5 2 , a power plant similar to that inFig. 8 . 1 1 operates on a regenerative

As indicated in Fig. P8.52, a power plant similar to that inFig. 8.11 operates on a regenerative vapor power cycle withone closed feedwater heater. Steam enters the first turbine stage at state 1 where pressure is 12 MPa and temperature is 560 C. Steam expands to state 2 where pressure is 1 MPa andsome of the steam is extracted and diverted to the closedfeedwater heater. Condensate exits the feedwater heater atstate 7 as saturated liquid at a pressure of 1 MPa, undergoes a throttling process through a trap to a pressure of 6 kPa atstate 8, and then enters the condenser. The remaining steam expands through the second turbine stage to a pressure of6 kPa at state 3 and then enters the condenser. Saturated liquid feedwater exiting the condenser at state 4 at a pressureof 6 kPa enters a pump and exits the pump at a pressure of12 MPa. The feedwater then flows through the closedfeed water heater, exiting at state 6 with a pressure of 12 MPa.The net power output for the cycle is 330 MW. For isentropic Efficiencies of 83% in each turbine stage and the pump, determine(a) the cycle thermal efficiency.(b) the mass flow rate into the first turbine stage, in kg/s.(c) the rate of entropy production in the closed feedwaterheater, in kW/K.(d) the rate of entropy production in the steam trap, in kW/K.

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