Consider a steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 120 MW. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 550°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 15 kPa by running cooling water from a nearby source the condenser at a rate of 3000 kg/s. The isentropic efficiency of the pump is 95% and that of the turbine is 90%. If h1= 226, h2 = 240k/kg. h3 = 3520 kj/kg, and h4=2210kj/kg. Determine the Actual mass flow rate of steam in kg/s

Consider a steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 120 MW. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 550°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 15 kPa by running cooling water from a nearby source the condenser at a rate of 3000 kg/s. The isentropic efficiency of the pump is 95% and that of the turbine is 90%. If h1= 226, h2 = 240k/kg. h3 = 3520 kj/kg, and h4=2210kj/kg. Determine the Actual mass flow rate of steam in kg/s

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