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The document outlines a series of tutorial questions focused on steam power plants operating on various thermodynamic cycles, including ideal Rankine, reheat Rankine, regenerative Rankine, and ideal regenerative Rankine cycles. Each question requires calculations related to mass flow rates, thermal efficiency, and cycle diagrams, emphasizing the application of steam tables and isentropic efficiencies. The document is intended for students to enhance their understanding of steam turbine operations and thermodynamic principles.

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The document outlines a series of tutorial questions focused on steam power plants operating on various thermodynamic cycles, including ideal Rankine, reheat Rankine, regenerative Rankine, and ideal regenerative Rankine cycles. Each question requires calculations related to mass flow rates, thermal efficiency, and cycle diagrams, emphasizing the application of steam tables and isentropic efficiencies. The document is intended for students to enhance their understanding of steam turbine operations and thermodynamic principles.

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MEE 551 TUTORIAL (3pm to 5pm on Saturday 11/09/21)

#500
QUESTION 1

In a steam turbine installation running on ideal Rankine cycle, steam leaves the boiler at 10MPa and 700°C
and leaves turbine at 0.05MPa. For the 50MW output of the plant and cooling water entering and leaving
condenser at 15°C and 30°C respectively, determine

a. The mass flow rate of steam in kg/s


b. The mass flow rate of condenser cooling water in kg/s
c. The thermal efficiency of cycle
d. The ratio of heat supplied and heat rejected ( in boiler and condenser respectively)

QUESTION 2

Consider a steam power plant that operates on a reheat Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 80 MW.
Steam enters the high-pressure turbine at 10MPa and 500°C and the low-pressure turbine at 1MPa and
500°C. Steam leaves the condenser as a saturated liquid at a pressure of 10kPa. The isentropic efficiency of
the turbine is 80 percent, and that of the pump is 95 percent. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to
saturation lines, and determine (a) the quality (or temperature, if superheated) of the steam at the turbine
exit, (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle, and (c) the mass flow rate of the steam.

QUESTION 3

Consider a steam power plant that operates on a regenerative Rankine cycle and has a net power output of
150 MW. Steam enters the turbine at 10MPa and 500°C and the condenser at 10kPa. The isentropic efficiency
of the turbine is 80 percent, and that of the pumps is 95 percent. Steam is extracted from the turbine at
0.5MPa to heat the feed water in an open feed water heater. Water leaves the feed water heater as a
saturated liquid. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram, and determine (a) the mass flow rate of steam through the
boiler and (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

QUESTION 4

A steam power plant operates on an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle with two open feed water heaters.
Steam enters the turbine at 10MPa and 600°C and exhausts to the condenser at 5kPa. Steam is extracted
from the turbine at 0.6 and 0.2MPa. Water leaves both feed water heaters as a saturated liquid. The mass
flow rate of steam through the boiler is 22 kg/s. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram, and determine (a) the net
power output of the power plant and (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
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Two bleed off (OFWH) T 7

HP
7 6 8

m1 8 1-m1-m2 5

B 9 m2 10 4

3 9
OFWH OFWH
6 C 2

5 4 1-m1 3 2 1 1 10

P P P
Schematic diagram S

Assignment

Steam is supplied to a steam turbine dry saturated at 40bar and is exhausted to a condenser at
0.07bar. The condensate is pumped to a pressure of 3.5bar at which it is mixed with bleed steam
from the turbine at 3.5bar. The resulting water which is at saturation temperature is pumped to the
boiler. For this ideal cycle calculate, neglecting feed pump work,

(a) the amount of bleed steam required per kg of supply steam.


(b) the cycle efficiency of the plant
(c) the specific steam consumption.

Note: You are to come with your steam table extract (Steam table from Rajput is recommended)

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