Discuss the effects of reheat on the vapor power cycle


Steam is the working fluid in an ideal reheat Rankine cycle. Steam enters the first-stage turbine at 8.0 MPa, 480 degrees Celcius, and expands to 0.7 MPa. It is then reheated to 440 degrees Celcius before entering the second-stage turbine, where is expands to the condensor pressure of 0.008MPa. The net power output is 100 MW. Determine (a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle, (b) the mass flow rate of steam, in kg/h, (c) the rate of heat transger out from the condensing steam as it passes through the condensor, in MW. Discuss the effects of reheat on the vapor power cycle. Show working and state all assumptions.

 

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