In a steam plant 100 kg/min of dry-saturated steam at 30 bar enters the turbine. After expanding isentropic ally the exhaust steam enters the condenser. The condenser pressure is maintained at 0.1 bar by the cooling water taken from a nearby river. Calculate the following: a. Moisture fraction of exhaust steam. b. Turbine work output in KW c. Work input to the feed pump in KW

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In a steam plant 100 kg/min of dry-saturated steam at 30 bar enters the turbine. After expanding isentropic ally the exhaust steam enters the condenser. The condenser pressure is maintained at 0.1 bar by the cooling water taken from a nearby river. Calculate the following:

a. Moisture fraction of exhaust steam.

b. Turbine work output in KW

c. Work input to the feed pump in KW

d. Heat supplied to the boiler KJ/sec

e. Heat rejected to the cooling water KJ/sec

f. Efficiency of the plant.

g. Net power output.

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