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Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 7

C Condenser
CP Condensate pump
CSV Control & stop valves
CT Cooling tower
CWP Cooling water pump
f Saturated liquid
g Saturated vapor
IW Injection well
M Point of maximum enthalpy for saturated steam
MR Moisture remover
PR Particulate remover
PW Production well
qC Heat of condensation from a steam bubble
qD Heat of evaporation to form a steam bubble
SE/C Steam ejector/condenser
SP Steam piping
T/G Turbine/generator
WV Wellhead valve

Problems
7.1 Consider the dry-steam field at The Geysers in California. The following data are
available: closed-in pressure 5 225 lbf/in2; closed-in enthalpy 5 1200 Btu/lbm;
enthalpy 5 constant for all settings of the wellhead valve; turbine is not isentropic,
but is characterized by a wet-turbine efficiency, ηtw, given by the Baumann rule;
condenser pressure 5 4 in Hg (2 lbf/in2).
(a) Find the optimum wellhead pressure for a typical well.
(b) Assuming all the wells behave alike, determine the number of wells needed
to power a 110 MW unit if the maximum well flow rate is 200,000 lbm/h,
and the wells are set at: (i) the optimum wellhead pressure, or (ii) a pres-
sure 30% greater than the optimum pressure.
7.2 Unit No. 6 at The Geysers produces 52 MW of power at the generator from
a steam flow of 417,000 kg/h at a pressure of 6.9 bar and a temperature

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