ME 365- THERMODYNAMICS II – ASSIGNMENT 2
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QUESTION 6 P 10 kPa s 4s s f 6.5995 0.649
4
x 4s 0.793
Consider a 300-MW steam power plant that s 4s s 3 s fg 7.5
operates on a simple Rankine cycle. Steam h h f x 4s h fg 192 0.793 2392
4s
enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 500 0C and
2089.7 kJ/kg
is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10
kPa. The adiabatic efficiency for both the
turbine and the pump is assumed to be 85 W34 t W34s h 4 h 3 t h 4s h 3
percent. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram W34 0.85 2089.7 3375 -1092 kJ/kg
with respect saturation lines, and determine
h 4 W34 h 3 -1092 3375 2282.5 kJ/kg
(i) The quality of steam at turbine exit, (ii)
The thermal efficiency of the cycle, and (iii)
The mass flow rate of steam.
P4 10 kPa h 4 h f 2282.5 192
SOLUTION x 4 0.874
h 4 2282.5 kJ/kg h fg 2392
Q in Q 23 h 3 h 2 3375 204
3171 kJ/kg
Q out Q 41 h 1 h 4 192 2282.5
2090.5 kJ/kg
Wnet Q in Q out 3171 2090.5
1080.5 kJ/kg
Wnet 1080.5
η th 0.341 34.1 %
h 1 h f @ 10kPa 192 kJ/kg Q in 3171
v1 v f @ 10kPa 0.00101 m 3 /kg
W net 300,000
m 277.6 kg/s
W12s v1 P2 P1 Wnet 1080.5
W12
ηp ηp
0.0010110,000 10
11.87 kJ/kg
0.85
h 2 W12 h 1 11.87 192 204 kJ/kg
P3 10 MPa
Superheated steam
T3 500 C
h 3 3375 kJ/kg, s 3 6.5995 kJ/kg.K
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QUESTION 8 P4 10 kPa s 4s s f 6.8000 0.649
x 4 0.820
Consider a steam power plant that operates s4 s3 s fg 7.5
on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a h 4 h f x 4 h fg 192 0.82 2392
net power output of 30 MW. Steam enters 2153.8 kJ/kg,
the turbine at 7 MPa and 500 0C and is
cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10
kPa by running cooling water from a lake Q in Q 23 h 3 h 2 3411.4 199.1
through the tubes of the condenser at a rate 3212.3 kJ/kg
of 2000 kg/s. Show the cycle on a T-s Q out Q 41 h 1 h 4 192 2153.8
diagram with respect to saturation lines, and 1961.8 kJ/kg
determine; (i) the thermal efficiency of the
Wnet Q in Q out 3212.3 1961.8
cycle, (ii) The mass flow rate of steam, and
1250.5 kJ/kg
(iii) The temperature rise of the cooling
water.
Wnet 1250.5
SOLUTION η th 0.389 38.9 %
Q in 3212.3
W net 30,000
m 24 kg/s
Wnet 1250.5
Q out
ΔTcoolingwater
coolingwater C pcoolingwater
m
24 1961.8
5.6 C
2000 4.2
h 1 h f @ 10kPa 192 kJ/kg
v1 v f @ 10kPa 0.00101 m 3 /kg
W12 h 2 h 1 v1 P2 P1
0.00101 7.000 10 7.06 kJ/kg
h 2 W12 h 1 7.06 192 199.1 kJ/kg
P3 7 MPa
Superheated steam
T3 500 C
h 3 3411.4 kJ/kg, s 3 6.800 kJ/kg.K
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QUESTION 9 Q in Q 23 h 3 h 2 3411.4 200.1
3211.3 kJ/kg
Repeat problem 8 above assuming an
adiabatic (isentropic) efficiency of 87 % for Q out Q 41 h 1 h 4 192 2317.1
both the turbine and the pump. 2125.1 kJ/kg
Wnet Q in Q out 3211.3 2125.1
SOLUTION
1086.2 kJ/kg
Wnet 1086.2
η th 0.34 34 %
Q in 3211.3
W net 30,000
m 27.6 kg/s
Wnet 1086.2
Q out
ΔTcoolingwater
coolingwater C pcoolingwater
m
27.6 2125.1
6.98 C
2000 4.2
W12s v1 P2 P1
W12
ηp ηp
0.001017,000 10
8.12 kJ/kg
0.87
h 2 W12 h 1 8.12 192 200.1 kJ/kg
W34 t W34s h 4 h 3 t h 4s h 3
W34 0.87 2153.6 3411.4
-1094.3 kJ/kg
h 4 W34 h 3 -1094.3 3411.4
2317.1 kJ/kg
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QUESTION 20 Steam cycle
Consider a combined gas-steam power plant h 1 h f @ 20kPa 251.4kJ/kg,
that has a net power output of 450 MW. The
pressure ratio of the gas-turbine cycle is 14. v1 v f @ 20kPa 0.001017m 3 /kg
Air enters the compressor at 300 K and the W12 h 2 h 1 v1 P2 P1
turbine at 1400 K. The combustion gases 0.001017 600 20 0.590 kJ/kg
leaving the gas turbine are used to heat the
steam at 8 MPa to 400oC in a heat h 2 W12 h 1 0.59 251.4 252 kJ/kg
exchanger. The combustion gases leave the h 3 h f @ 0.6MPa 670.4kJ/kg,
heat exchanger at 460K. An open feed water
heater incorporated with the steam cycle v 3 v f @ 0.6MPa 0.001101m 3 /kg
operates at a pressure of 0.6 MPa. The W34 h 4 h 3 v 3 P4 P3
0.001101 8,000 600 8.15 kJ/kg
condenser pressure is 20 kPa. Assuming all
the compression and expansion processes to
be isentropic, determine: h 4 W34 h 3 8.15 670.4 678.6 kJ/kg
(i) The mass flow rate ratio of air to steam
(ii) The required rate of heat input in the
combustion chamber
(iii) The thermal efficiency of the combined
cycle
Take air to be an ideal gas with constant
specific heat
SOLUTION
Gas cycle
T8 300K, T10 1400K, rp 14
T9 rp T8 14
γ 1 γ
300 637.7 K
0.4 1.4
T11 rp
γ 1 γ 1
T10 14
0.4 1.4 1
1400
658.7 K
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