13468-10-37P

AID: 1825 | 05/12/2014

Shows the T-s diagram with steam as working fluid for the ideal reheat Rankine cycle as
in Figure (1).

For the steam power plant which functions on a reheat Rankine cycle, pressure, specific
Pi hi si vi
i th
enthalpy, specific entropy, specific volume, and temperature at
state are , , , ,
Ti
and respectively.
(a)
Express the specific work input to the system.
wp,in v1 P2 P1 P
(1)

P
Here, efficiency of pump is

h1
Refer to saturated water-pressure table, and interpret the values of
P1 10 kPa
pressure
.
h1 h f 191.81 kJ kg

v1
, and

at

v1 v f 0.001010 m 3 kg

v1 10 kPa
P1
P2
10, 000 kPa
for ,
for , and
for
in Equation (1).

1 kJ
0.00101m3 kg 10, 000 10 kPa
0.95
3
1 kPa m

0.001010 m 3 kg
Substitute
wp,in

10.62 kJ kg

Express the enthalpy of steam at state 2.

h2 h1 wp ,in
(2)

h1

191.81 kJ kg

wp,in

10.62 kJ kg

Substitute
for , and
h2 191.81 kJ kg 10.62 kJ kg

for

in Equation (2).

202.43 kJ kg

Express the isentropic efficiency of turbine 1.

h h
T 3 4
h3 h4 s
(3)

h3
Refer to superheated water table and interpret the values of
P3 10 MPa
T3 500C
, and temperature
.
h3 3375.1 kJ kg

s3
, and

at pressure

s3 6.5995 kJ kg K
s4s
Since, the entropy at state 3 is equal to the entropy at state 4s, the entropy value of
6.5995 kJ kg K
.

h4s

P4 s =1MPa

Interpret the value of

at pressure
, and
superheated water table. Manipulate interpolation method.

s 4 s =6.5995 kJ

is

kg K
in

x x0
y y0

x1 x0 y1 y0

(4)

y1

y0

x0

Substitute 6.6956 for , 6.5850 for , 6.5995 for y, 2777.1 for

Equation (4) to find x, which is the specific enthalpy at state 4s.
x 2777.1
6.5995 6.5850

2828.3 2777.1 6.6956 6.5850

x 2777.1 6.71
x 2783.8

x1
, and 2828.3 for

in

h4 s 2783.8 kJ kg
Hence,

h3

3,375.1 kJ kg

h4s

2,783.8 kJ kg

Substitute

for , 0.80 for , and

3,375.1 kJ kg h4
0.80
3,375.1 kJ kg 2,783.8 kJ kg
h4 2,902.06 kJ kg

for

in Equation (3).

Express the quality of steam at state 6s.

s sf
x6 s 6 s
s fg
(5)
sf
s fg
Here, specific entropy of saturated liquid is , and specific entropy of is
.

h5
Refer to steam table and interpret the value of
T5 500C
temperature
.
h5 3479.1 kJ kg

P5 1MPa

s5
, and

at pressure

, and

s5 7.7642 kJ kg K
sf

s fg

Interpret the values of

, and
P6 s 10 kPa
.
s f 0.6492 kJ kg K

from saturated water-pressure table at pressure

s fg 7.4996 kJ kg K
7.7642 kJ kg K

Substitute
for
s fg
in Equation (5).
7.7642 0.6492
x6 s
7.4996
0.9487

sf

0.6492 kJ kg K

s6s
,

for

7.4996 kJ kg K

, and

for

Express the specific enthalpy of steam at state 6s.

h6 s h f x6 s h fg
(6)

hf
Refer to steam tables, and interpret the values of
h f 191.81 kJ kg

P6 s 10 kPa

h fg
and

at pressure

h fg 2,392.1 kJ kg

191.81 kJ kg

hf

h fg

2,392.1 kJ kg

Substitute
for
,
for
(6).
h6 s 191.81 kJ kg 0.9487 2,392.1 kJ kg

x6s

, and 0.9427 for

in Equation

2, 461.2 kJ kg

Express the isentropic efficiency of turbine.

h h
T 5 6
h5 h6 s
(7)
3479.1 kJ kg

Substitute

h5

for , 0.80 for , and

3,479.1 kJ kg h 6
0.80
3,479.1 kJ kg 2,461.2 kJ kg
h6 2, 664.8 kJ kg

h6s

2461.2 kJ kg

for

in Equation (7).

h6

The obtained value

is greater than the value of saturated vapor
at pressure
P6 10 kPa
. Hence it implies that it is a superheated vapor. Therefore, from
T6
P6 0.01MPa
superheated water table, find the temperature
, at pressure
, and
h6 2664.8 kJ kg
enthalpy value
.

T6
Since, the temperature value

is not available directly, manipulate interpolation

y0
x0
x1
method. Substitute 2687.5 for , 2592 for , 2664.8 for y, 50 for , and 100 for
in
T6
Equation (4) to find x, which is
.
x 50
2664.8 2592

100 50 2687.5 2592

x 50 38.11
x 88.11

y1

88.11C

Therefore, the temperature of steam at the exit of turbine is

(b)
Express the specific work output from the turbine.
wT,out h3 h4 h5 h6
(8)
wT,out

Here, specific work output from the turbine is .

h3

3,375.1 kJ kg

Substitute
2, 664.8 kJ kg

wT,out

for

h5

3,479.1 kJ kg

for

h4

2,902.06 kJ kg

for

, and

h6

for
in Equation (8).
3,375.1 kJ kg 2,902.06 kJ kg 3,479.1 kJ kg 2, 664.8 kJ kg

1, 287.4 kJ kg

Express the specific heat input to the Rankine cycle.

qin h3 h2 h5 h4
(9)

qin
Here, specific heat input of the cycle is

h3

3,375.1 kJ kg

Substitute
202.43 kJ kg

for

h5

3,479.1 kJ kg

for

h4

2,902.06 kJ kg

for

h2

for in Equation (9).

qin 3,375.1 kJ kg 202.43 kJ kg 3,479.1 kJ kg 2,902.06 kJ kg

3, 749.71kJ kg

Express the specific net work output of the cycle.

wnet wT,out wP,in
(10)
10.62 kJ kg

wP,in

wT,out

1, 287.4 kJ kg

Substitute
for
, and
wnet 1, 287.4 kJ kg 10.62 kJ kg

for

in Equation (10).

1, 276.8 kJ kg

Express the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

w
th net
qin
(11)
1, 276.8 kJ kg

Substitute

for
1, 276.8 kJ kg
th
3, 749.71kJ kg

wnet

qin

3, 749.71kJ kg

, and

for

in Equation (11).

0.3410
34.10 %
Therefore, the thermal efficiency of the reheat Rankine cycle is

and

(c)
Express the mass flow rate of steam
W&
m& net
wnet
(12)

W&net

Here, rate of net work from the cycle is

80, 000 kJ s

Substitute

for
80, 000 kJ s
m&
1, 276.8 kJ kg

W&net

wnet

1, 276.8 kJ kg

, and

for

62.7 kg s
62.7 kg s
Therefore, the mass flow rate of steam is

in Equation (12).