Are magnitudes of steam flow rates through high pressure


The reheat cycle has been proposed for use in nuclear power stations, in which the secondary fluid that cools the reactor can typically transfer heat to the primary fluid only at a relatively low temp, in this example, 375 degC. Steam leaves the high pressure end of the heat exchanger at 100 kg/s, 9 MPa and 375 degC and expands through the high-pressure turbine to 4 MPa. The discharged steam is then mixed with a flow of 75 kg/s of saturated steam vapor at 4 MPa, ducted from the low pressure end of the heat exchanger. The combined flow then expands through a condenser at 20 kPa, before being pumped to 4 MPa and fed to the high pressure heat exchanger. If the power input to the primary-loop pump in negligible, find the net power output and the cycle efficiency: a) for the given ideal cycle b) for the equivalent cycle with the same intermediate pressure, in which the turbines have isentropic efficiencies of 90% c) Are the magnitudes of the steam flow rates through the hight abd low pressure turbines chosen with the turbine sizes/costs in mind, as in regenerative cycles?

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