



Problem (2) (weight 40%) Figure Q2 shows a steam power system which is consisting of the...
In Geothermal-steam power cycle, the source of heat is the hot
water from well. The heat exchanger receive hot water at Tg1= 105
oC and the water leaves at 40 oC as shown in Figure 3. Steam exits
the boiler at 40 bar, 300 oC, and it exits the turbine at 1 bar.
Saturated liquid water exits the condenser at 1 bar. The plant
operate to generate 20 MW electric power with generator efficiency
of 0.95. The isentropic efficiency of...
Consider a steam power plant which operates on the simple ideal
Rankine cycle (shown in the next page), where the boiler pressure
is 3 MPa and the condenser saturation temperature is 50°C. The
temperature at the exit of the boiler is 500°C. Water leaves the
condenser as a saturated liquid. The mass flow rate through each
component is 15 kg/s. Calculate:
1. The power output of the steam power plant
2. The thermal efficiency of the steam power plant
Now,...
A steam power plant is based on the Rankine cycle with reheat (refer to the figure below). Steam is produced by the boiler/superheater (H-1) at 100 bar and 600 C at a rate of 2.5 kgs. This is expanded to 10 bar in the turbine T-1 and then reheated to 600 °C in heater H-2. The steam is then expanded in turbine T-2 to a pressure of 0.1 bar. The steam is then condensed in condenser (C-1) which operates at...
Problem 4 In the vapor power cycle shown below, steam (H20) is the working fluid. Saturated vapor enters the turbine at 100 bar and saturated liquid exits the condenser at a pressure of 0.1 bar. The net power output of the cycle, Weycle, is 150 MW. Isentropic efficiency of the turbine and the pump (n (hi-h2)/(h1-h2s), np=(h25-h1)/(h2-h1)) are both 80%. Determine the followings. [30 pts] (a) Thermal efficiency, n (b) Mass flow rate of the steam, m, in kg/s (c)...
The figure shows a schematic of a power plant that has two steam turbines. The water (the working fluid for the plant) leaves the high pressure turbine (HPT) as saturated vapour at 1000 [kPa]. Part of this flow is diverted to an insulated heat exchanger, which we hot airstream to create superheated steam that enters the low pressure turbine (LPT). The air mas flow rate is 19.5 k/s and the air temperature drops from 1100 to 6001 as it goes...
Problem 1 0/5 points (0%) Consider a combined gas-steam power plant that has a net power output of 500 MW. The pressure ratio of the gas-turbine cycle is 12. Air enters the compressor at 308 K and the turbine at 1300 K. The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the steam at 9 MPa to 360°C in a heat exchanger. The combustion gases leave the heat exchanger at 460 K. An open feedwater heater incorporated with...
Question 3 [30 marks] A reheat Rankine cycle is designed for a steam power plant. Steam enters both the high- and low- pressure turbines at 600oC. The maximum and minimum pressures of the cycle are 20 MPa and 20 kPa, respectively. Steam leaves the condenser as a saturated liquid. The moisture content of the steam at the exit of the low-pressure turbine is 4% if the actual expansion process is adiabatic; 8.5% if the ideal expansion process is isentropic. The...
The figure shows a schematic of a power plant that has two steam turbines. The water (the working fluid for the plant) leaves the high pressure turbine (HPT) as saturated vapour at 1000 [kPa]. Part of this flow is diverted to an insulated heat exchanger, which uses a hot air stream to create superheated steam that enters the low pressure turbine (LPT). The air mass flow rate is me=19.5 kg/s) and the air temperature drops from 1100 to 600°Cas it...
1. A combined gas-steam power cycle uses a single gas turbine
cycle for the air cycle and a simple Rankine cycle for the water
vapor cycle. Atmospheric air enters the compressor at a rate of
88.2 lbm / s, at 14.7 psia and 59 ° F, and the maximum gas cycle
temperature is 1,742 ° F. The pressure ratio in the compressor is
7. The isentropic efficiency of both the compressor and the turbine
is 80%. Gas exits the heat...
Problem 2/2 (50%) -The gas-turbine cycle of a combined gas-steam power plant has a pressure ratio of 12. Air enters the compressor at 310 K and the turbine at 1400 K. The combustion gases leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the steam at 12.5 MPa to 500 C in a heat exchanger. The combustion gases leave the heat exchanger at 247"C. Steam expands in a high pressure turbine to a pressure of 2.5 MPa and is reheated in...