Question

10–19 Consider a 210-MW steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 10 MPa and 500°C and is cooled in the condenser

at a pressure of 10 kPa. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines,and determine (a) the quality of the steam at the turbine exit, (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle, and (c) the mass flow rate ofthe steam. Answers: (a) 0.793, (b) 40.2 percent, (c) 165 kg/s

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