In a steam power plant operating on ideal Rankine cycle, steam enters turbine at 20 bar with an enthalpy of 3384 kJ/kg and an entropy of 7.12 kJ/kg K. The condenser pressure is 0.1 bar. Find the cycle efficiency, W ratio and specific steam consumption in kg/kWh. Do not neglect pump work. You may make use of the extract of steam table given below.

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In a steam power plant operating on ideal Rankine cycle, steam enters the
turbine at 20 bar with an enthalpy of 3384 kJ/kg and an entropy of 7.127
kJ/kg K. The condenser pressure is 0.1 bar. Find the cycle efficiency, Work
ratio and specific steam consumption in kg/kWh. Do not neglect pump
work. You may make use of the extract of steam table given below.
t
hg
St
Sg
(bar)
(°C)
kJ/kg
kJ/kg
20.0
212.4
908.8
1890.7
2.447
6.331
0.1
45.81
191.83
2584.7
0.6493
8.1502
Transcribed Image Text:In a steam power plant operating on ideal Rankine cycle, steam enters the turbine at 20 bar with an enthalpy of 3384 kJ/kg and an entropy of 7.127 kJ/kg K. The condenser pressure is 0.1 bar. Find the cycle efficiency, Work ratio and specific steam consumption in kg/kWh. Do not neglect pump work. You may make use of the extract of steam table given below. t hg St Sg (bar) (°C) kJ/kg kJ/kg 20.0 212.4 908.8 1890.7 2.447 6.331 0.1 45.81 191.83 2584.7 0.6493 8.1502
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