Q1. Consider the following steam Rankin cycle. Turbine inlet temperature and pre
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Q1. Consider the following steam Rankin cycle.
Turbine inlet temperature and pressure: 100 bar, 5000 C
Condenser Pressure: 0.015 bar
Isentropic efficiencies of turbine and pump: .95
A] Determine all the state points
B] Determine the dryness fraction at the turbine outlet
C] Find the net-work done by the cycle and the cycle efficiency
D] 100MW power is to be generated. Maximum steam rate by the boiler is
2 tonne/hour. Find the area of solar concentrators required to supply the
remaining steam rate to the turbine. ( Assume 1000W/m2 and 30%
efficiency, Let water inlet to solar thermal system be available at the same
conditions as the boiler inlet, i.e pump outlet)
Explanation / Answer
State points are as follows:
1: Pump inlet; 2: Pump outlet; 3: Saturated water point in the boiler; 4:
Turbine inlet; 5:Turbine outlet
Point T 0C S kJ/kg K H kJ/kg P bar
1 13 .199 54.7 0.015
2s (isentropic) 13.51 .199 66.3 100
2 (actual) 13.65 .2010 66.9 100
3 311.1 3.360 1407.6 100
4 500 6.597 3373.7 100
5s (isentropic) 13 6.597 1894.34 0.015
5 (actual) 13 6.882 1968.308 .015
Dryness fraction: (h5-h1)/(h-h1)=(1968.308-54.7)/(2525.3-54.7)= .774
Net work done= (h4-h5)-(h2-h1)=1393.192 kJ/kg steam
Efficiency= [(h4-h5)-(h2-h1)]/[(h4-h2)]= 1393.192/3306.8 = 42%
Part D] We need to supply steam to the turbine at
(1000-(1393.192*2000/3600))/3373.7
Therefore, we need steam at 5000C and 100 bar at 241kg/h.
Therefore, we need (h4-h2)*m from the solar thermal system.
=3308.6*241/3600=221.37kW
Area of collector required = 221.37*1000/(1000*.3)=737.9 m2
Note: There will be a separate line for the solar thermal system from the
pump till the boiler. Condenser circuit is common for both. Hence after the
compressor pump, there will be a separate pump for the solar thermal
system flow rate requirement, whose power has not been considered.
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