An ideal double-reheat steam turbine receives 290,000 kg/hr of steam at 10 MPa and 400 °C. The two reheater pressures are 5 MPa and 1.2 MPa, with steam leaving each reheater at 400 °C. Steam at the turbine exhaust going to the condenser is SATURATED VAPOR. DETERMINE: a) Ideal power output of turbine (kW), b) power to drive the pump (kW), c) thermal efficiency of the cycle, d) Heat rate (kJ/kW-hr), e) thermal efficiency of the engine,

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An ideal double-reheat steam turbine receives 290,000 kg/hr of steam at 10 MPa and 400 °C. The two
reheater pressures are 5 MPa and 1.2 MPa, with steam leaving each reheater at 400 °C. Steam at the
turbine exhaust going to the condenser is SATURATED VAPOR.
DETERMINE: a) Ideal power output of turbine (kW),
b) power to drive the pump (kW),
c) thermal efficiency of the cycle,
d) Heat rate (kJ/kW-hr),
e) thermal efficiency of the engine,
Transcribed Image Text:An ideal double-reheat steam turbine receives 290,000 kg/hr of steam at 10 MPa and 400 °C. The two reheater pressures are 5 MPa and 1.2 MPa, with steam leaving each reheater at 400 °C. Steam at the turbine exhaust going to the condenser is SATURATED VAPOR. DETERMINE: a) Ideal power output of turbine (kW), b) power to drive the pump (kW), c) thermal efficiency of the cycle, d) Heat rate (kJ/kW-hr), e) thermal efficiency of the engine,
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