In a steam thermal plant, it operates with a condenser outlet temperature of 180 ° F, and a boiler outlet temperature of 1000 ° F. If the pressure at the pump outlet is 300 psia. If the efficiencies of the turbine and pump are 85%. Determine: a.) The real work of the turbine, in Btu / Ibm. b.) The actual work of the pump, in Btu / Ibm. c.) The thermal efficiency of the real cycle

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Problem # 2: In a steam thermal plant, it operates with a condenser outlet temperature of 180 ° F, and a boiler outlet temperature of 1000 ° F. If the pressure at the pump outlet is 300 psia. If the efficiencies of the turbine and pump are 85%. Determine: a.) The real work of the turbine, in Btu / Ibm. b.) The actual work of the pump, in Btu / Ibm. c.) The thermal efficiency of the real cycle. d.) The thermal efficiencies of the ideal cycle and Carnot. e.) Diagram T vs s, with all possible values and indicating the real and ideal cycles.
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