An ideal Rankine cycle with reheat uses water as the working fluid. As shown in the figure below, the conditions at the inlet to the first turbine stage are 1600 lbf/in.2, 1200°F and the steam is reheated to a temperature of T3-800°F between the turbine stages at a pressure of pa-p₂-400 lbf/in2

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An ideal Rankine cycle with reheat uses water as the working fluid. As shown in the figure below, the conditions at the inlet to the first
turbine stage are 1600 lbf/in.2, 1200°F and the steam is reheated to a temperature of T-800°F between the turbine stages at a
pressure of pa-p₂-400 lbf/in.²
43
Reheat
section
Steam
generator
Ps= Pi
3 7₁
P Py 1600 Iblin
Pi 1600 thin
7₁-1200 F
Pump
P:
For a condenser pressure of ps-p4-1 lbf/in.², determine:
(a) the quality of the steam at the second-stage turbine exit.
(b) the cycle percent thermal efficiency.
Turbine 1
Ps Pa
x=0 (saturated liquid)
Tuchine 2
+ PA
ww
Condenser
Transcribed Image Text:An ideal Rankine cycle with reheat uses water as the working fluid. As shown in the figure below, the conditions at the inlet to the first turbine stage are 1600 lbf/in.2, 1200°F and the steam is reheated to a temperature of T-800°F between the turbine stages at a pressure of pa-p₂-400 lbf/in.² 43 Reheat section Steam generator Ps= Pi 3 7₁ P Py 1600 Iblin Pi 1600 thin 7₁-1200 F Pump P: For a condenser pressure of ps-p4-1 lbf/in.², determine: (a) the quality of the steam at the second-stage turbine exit. (b) the cycle percent thermal efficiency. Turbine 1 Ps Pa x=0 (saturated liquid) Tuchine 2 + PA ww Condenser
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