Sheet 03 - Vapour Power Cycles

Thermodynamics II
Mechanical
Engineering
2 Year -First Term
nd
Sheet#03 Vapor Power Cycles
1. A steam power plant utilizing the Rankine cycle has the following particulars Steam pressure
and temperature at inlet of turbine are 40 bar and 400 oC respectively.
‐ Condenser pressure is 0.1 bar
‐ Steam mass flow rate 50 ton/hr.
Determine the power in Kw and the thermal efficiency of the plant
for the turbine exhaust pressure 5KPa
2. It is desired to determine the effect of turbine exhaust pressure on the performance of a
steam Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 3.5 MPa , 400 oC. Calculate
the turbine work and the moisture content of the steam leaving the
turbine for the turbine exhaust pressure 5 KPa, 10 KPa, 50 KPa and 100 KPa
3. It is desired to determine the effect of turbine inlet pressure on the performance of a

steam Rankine cycle. Steam enter the turbine at 400 oC and exhaust at 10 KPa Calculate
a‐ the cycle thermal efficiency and the moisture content of the steam leaving the
turbine for the turbine inlet pressure 1Mpa, 3.5 MPa, 6 Mpa and 10 MPa
b‐ Plot the thermal efficiency and the moisture content versus turbine inlet pressure
for the specified turbine inlet temperature and exhaust pressure
4. It is desired to determine the effect of turbine inlet temperature on the performance of a

steam Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 3.5 MPa and exhaust at 10 KPa Calculate
a‐ the cycle thermal efficiency and the moisture content of the steam leaving the
turbine for the turbine inlet temperature of saturated vapor 400 0 c, 500 oC and
800 oC
b‐ Plot the thermal efficiency and the moisture content versus turbine inlet
temperature for the specified turbine inlet pressure and exhaust pressure.
5. Consider a reheat cycle utilizing steam as the working fluid. Steam enters a high pressure
turbine at 3.5 MPa and 400 oC and expands to 0.8 MPa. It then reheated to 400 oC and is
then expand to 10 KPa in the low pressure turbine Calculate the cycle thermal efficiency
and the moisture content of the steam leaving the low pressure turbine
6. Consider a regenerative cycle utilizing steam as the working fluid. Steam enters the
turbine at 3.5 Mpa and 400oC and expands to 10 kPa. Steam is extracted to 0.8 MPa for
the purposes of heating the feed water in an open type feed water heater. The feed water
leaves the the heater at the temperature of the condensing steam. The appropriate
pumps are used for the water leaving the condenser and the feed water heater. Calculate
the cycle thermal efficiency and the net work per kg of steam
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Sheet 03 ‐ Vapor Power Cycles
Thermodynamics II
Mechanical
Engineering
2 Year - Fall 2019
nd
Dr. Abdelrahman A. Elsayed
7. A steam power plant utilizing the Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 50 bar and
500 oC respectively. Condenser pressure is 0.1 bar. Assuming that the isentropic efficiency
of the turbine is 0.92 and that of the pump is 0.95. Calculate
a‐ the net work output per kg of steam
b‐ The heat added per kg of steam
c‐ The plant thermal efficiency
d‐ The steam mass flow rate if the is 20 MW
8. A regenerative steam cycle operates between the limits of 80 bar, 540 oC and 0.05 bar.
Assuming the isentropic efficiency of the turbine and compressor to be 100%, determine
the optimum extraction pressure if one heater is used. Then calculate the thermal
efficiency and the specific output
9. Steam enters the high – pressure turbine of a steam power plant which operates on the
ideal reheat Rankine cycle at 6 MPa and 450 °C and leaves as saturated vapor. Steam is
then reheated to 400 °C before it expands to a pressure of 7.5 kPa. Heat is transferred to
the steam in the boiler at a rate of 10 kJ/s. Steam is cooled in the condenser by the cooling
water from a nearby river, which enters the condenser at 18 °C. Show the cycle on T‐s
diagram with respect to saturation lines and determine (a) the pressure at which reheating
takes place (b) the net power output and thermal efficiency and (c) the minimum mass
flow rate of the cooling water required.
10. Consider a steam power plant that operates on an ideal reheat–regenerative Rankine
cycle with one open feedwater heater, one closed feedwater heater, and one reheater.
Steam enters the turbine at 15 MPa and 600 °C and is condensed in the condenser at a
pressure of 10 kPa. Some steam is extracted from the turbine at 4 MPa for the closed
feedwater heater, and the remaining steam is reheated at the same pressure to 600 °C.
The extracted steam is completely condensed in the heater and is pumped to 15 MPa
before it mixes with the feedwater at the same pressure. Steam for the open feedwater
heater is extracted from the low‐pressure turbine at a pressure of 0.5 MPa. Determine
the fractions of steam extracted from the turbine as well as the thermal efficiency of the
cycle.
11. Consider an ideal steam regenerative Rankine cycle with two feedwater heaters, one
closed and one open. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 600 °C and exhausts to
the condenser at 10 kPa. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 1.2 MPa for the closed
feedwater heater and at 0.6 MPa for the open one. The feedwater is heated to the
condensation temperature of the extracted steam in the closed feedwater heater. The
extracted steam leaves the closed feedwater heater as a saturated liquid, which is
subsequently throttled to the open feedwater heater. Show the cycle on a T‐s diagram
with respect to saturation lines, and determine (a) the mass flow rate of steam through
the boiler for a net power output of 400 MW and (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
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