Question: Problem 4 : Steam was measured to be entering the turbine of a small Rankine cycle - based power plant at a pressure of 2

Problem 4:
Steam was measured to be entering the turbine of a small Rankine cycle-based power plant at a pressure of 225 psia. The temperature of this steam was \(590^{\circ}\mathrm{F}\) at the entrance of the turbine and was measured at the exit with a temperature and pressure of \(405^{\circ}\mathrm{F}\) and 140 psia, respectively. Over the course of 10 minutes, a total of 1910 mL of water passed through the turbine. The rate of fuel being added to the boiler of the system was 1.1 gallons/minute. The electric generator attached to the system was outputting 299 Watts during the measurement interval. The LHV of the fuel being used was validated to be \(2520\mathrm{Btu}/\mathrm{ft}^{3}\). Calculate the mass flow rate of steam being produced by the boiler in \(\mathrm{lbm}/\mathrm{hr}\), the rate of work output from the turbine in Btu/hr, the rate of energy input to the boiler from the fuel in Btu/hr, and the system's total efficiency.
Problem 4 : Steam was measured to be entering the

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