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Consider a solar-pond power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle with refrigerant 134a as the working fluid. The refrigerant enters the turbine as a saturated vapor at 1.4 MPa and leave...
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Consider a 210-MW steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 500°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa. Show the cycle o...
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Repeat Prob. 9–111 assuming an isentropic efficiency of 85 percent for both the turbine and the pump. Data from Prob. 9-111: Consider a 210-MW steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankin...
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Consider a system whose temperature is 18°C. Express this temperature in R, K, and °F.
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A simple ideal Rankine cycle with water as the working fluid operates between the pressure limits of 15 MPa in the boiler and 100 kPa in the condenser. Saturated steam enters the turbine. Determine th...
See AnswerQ: Reconsider Prob. 9–113. Irreversibilities in the turbine cause
Reconsider Prob. 9–113. Irreversibilities in the turbine cause the steam quality at the outlet of the turbine to be 70 percent. Determine the isentropic efficiency of the turbine and the thermal effic...
See AnswerQ: A steam Rankine cycle operates between the pressure limits of 1500 psia
A steam Rankine cycle operates between the pressure limits of 1500 psia in the boiler and 2 psia in the condenser. The turbine inlet temperature is 800°F. The turbine isentropic efficiency is 90 perce...
See AnswerQ: Reconsider Prob. 9–115E. How much error is caused
Reconsider Prob. 9–115E. How much error is caused in the thermal efficiency if the power required by the pump were completely neglected? Data from Prob. 9-115: A steam Rankine cycle operates between...
See AnswerQ: A simple Rankine cycle uses water as the working fluid. The
A simple Rankine cycle uses water as the working fluid. The boiler operates at 6000 kPa and the condenser at 50 kPa. At the entrance to the turbine, the temperature is 450°C. The isentropic efficienc...
See AnswerQ: Reconsider Prob. 9–117. Using appropriate software, determine
Reconsider Prob. 9–117. Using appropriate software, determine how much the thermal efficiency of the cycle would change if there were a 50 kPa pressure drop across the boiler. Data from Prob. 9-117:...
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