Problem (5.1): Consider a steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 45 MW. Steam enters the turbine at 7 MPa and 500°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water from a lake through the tubes of the condenser. Show the cycle on a (T-S) diagram with respect to the saturation lines, and determine (a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle (b) the mass flow rat steam.

Problem (5.1): Consider a steam power plant that operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle and has a net power output of 45 MW. Steam enters the turbine at 7 MPa and 500°C and is cooled in the condenser at a pressure of 10 kPa by running cooling water from a lake through the tubes of the condenser. Show the cycle on a (T-S) diagram with respect to the saturation lines, and determine (a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle (b) the mass flow rat steam.