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Tutorial 1: MECH 2402D Thermodynamics 2 Dr. Mai Nursherida Jalaluddin

This document contains 4 questions related to thermodynamics and power cycles. The first question asks about the differences between actual and ideal vapor power cycles. The second question provides details of a coal-fired steam power plant operating on a Rankine cycle and asks to calculate the overall plant efficiency and required coal supply rate. The third question asks about a steam power plant operating on an ideal reheat Rankine cycle to determine the reheating pressure, total heat input, and thermal efficiency. The fourth question asks about heating feedwater in a closed feedwater heater using bleed steam from a turbine.

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Tutorial 1: MECH 2402D Thermodynamics 2 Dr. Mai Nursherida Jalaluddin

This document contains 4 questions related to thermodynamics and power cycles. The first question asks about the differences between actual and ideal vapor power cycles. The second question provides details of a coal-fired steam power plant operating on a Rankine cycle and asks to calculate the overall plant efficiency and required coal supply rate. The third question asks about a steam power plant operating on an ideal reheat Rankine cycle to determine the reheating pressure, total heat input, and thermal efficiency. The fourth question asks about heating feedwater in a closed feedwater heater using bleed steam from a turbine.

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TUTORIAL 1

MECH 2402D
THERMODYNAMICS 2
DR. MAI NURSHERIDA JALALUDDIN

Question 1
How do actual vapour power cycles differ from idealized ones?

Question 2
Consider a coal-fired steam power plant that produces 120 MW of electric power. The power
plant operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle with turbine inlet conditions of 9 MPa and 550°C
and a condenser pressure of 15 kPa. The coal has a heating value (energy released when the fuel
is burned) of 29,300 kJ/kg. Assuming that 75 percent of this energy is transferred to the steam in
the boiler and that the electric generator has an efficiency of 96 percent, determine (a) the overall
plant efficiency (the ratio of net electric power output to the energy input as fuel) and (b) the
required rate of coal supply.

Question 3
A steam power plant operates on an ideal reheat Rankine cycle between the pressure limits of 15
MPa and 10 kPa. The mass flow rate of steam through the cycle is 12 kg/s. Steam enters both
stages of the turbine at 500°C. If the moisture content of the steam at the exit of the low-pressure
turbine is not to exceed 10 percent, determine (a) the pressure at which reheating takes place, (b)
the total rate of heat input in the boiler, and (c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

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Question 4
The closed feedwater heater of a regenerative Rankine cycle is to heat 7000 kPa feedwater from
260°C to a saturated liquid. The turbine supplies bleed steam at 6000 kPa and 325°C to this unit.
This steam is condensed to a saturated liquid before entering the pump. Calculate the amount of
bleed required to heat 1 kg of feedwater in this unit.

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