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International Islamic university Islamabad

Faculty of Engineering & Technology


Department of Mechanical Engineering

Thermodynamics-I (ME-221)
(Dr. Noor Rahman)

Complex Engineering Problem

Assignment No.2 (Marks: 05) CLO-3

Complex Engineering Problem (CEP):


The Stillwater geothermal power plant in Nevada, which started full commercial operation in
1986, is designed to operate with seven identical units. Each of these seven units consists of a
pair of power cycles, labeled Level I and Level II, operating on the simple Rankine cycle using
an organic fluid as the working fluid. The heat source for the plant is geothermal water (brine)
entering the vaporizer (boiler) of Level I of each unit at 320°F at a rate of 384,200 lbm/h and
delivering 22 MBtu/h (“M” stands for “million”). The organic fluid that enters the vaporizer at
200°F at a rate of 157,800 lbm/h leaves it at 280.4°F and 220.8 psia as saturated vapor. This
saturated vapor expands in the turbine to 90.8°F and 19.0 psia and produces 1271 kW of
electric power. About 200 kW of this power is used by the pumps, the auxiliaries, and the six
fans of the condenser. Subsequently, the organic working fluid is condensed in an air-cooled
condenser by air that enters the condenser at 55°F at a rate of 4,195,100 lbm/h and leaves at
84.5°F. The working fluid is pumped and then pre heated in a preheater to 202.2°F by
absorbing 11.14 MBtu/h of heat from the geothermal water (coming from the vapor izer of
Level II) entering the preheater at 211.8°F and leaving at 154.0°F. Taking the average specific
heat of the geothermal water to be 1.03 Btu/lbm·°F.
Determine
(a) The exit temperature of the geothermal water from the vaporizer.
(b) The rate of heat rejection from the working fluid to the air in the condenser
(c) The mass flow rate of the geothermal water at the pre heater, and
(d) The thermal efficiency of the Level I cycles of this geothermal power plant.
(e) Suggest modifications for improving the thermal efficiency of this geothermal power plant?
Rubric’s

Course Code ME-221

Course Title THERMODYNAMICS-I


Rubrics for Assessment
Assessment Rubrics of Thermodynamics Complex Problem
Topic
Excellent (100%) Good (75%) Average (50%) Poor (=<25%)
Calculations of exit temperature of the  Data and  Data and  Data and  Data and
geothermal water from the vaporizer & methodology are methodology are methodology are methodology are
rate of heat rejection in the condenser correct and correct and incorrect but incorrect but
[02 Mark] complete. uncompleted. completed. uncompleted.
Calculations mass flow rate of the  Calculations are  Calculations are  Calculations are  Calculations are
geothermal water at the pre heater & correct and correct and incorrect but incorrect but
thermal efficiency of the Level I cycles of completed. uncompleted. completed. uncompleted.
geothermal power plant.
[02-Marks]
Suggestion for Modifications/Improvement  Modifications are  Modifications are  Few  Irrelevant
[01 Marks] suggested suggested correctly modifications are modification and
correctly for but not focused on suggested with suggestion are
improvement in efficiency little recommended.
efficiency. improvement. improvement in
efficiency.

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