Vapour Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M .

Mallikarjuna









Indian Institute of Technology Madras
5.7 Open Feed Water Heater:

TURBINE
CONDENSER
BOILER
5
4
7
PUMP
1 kg
6
3
PUMP
1
(1-m
1
) kg
(1-m
1
) kg
2
HEATER
m
1
kg
(a)


(b)
1 kg
m
1
kg
(1-m
1
) kg
T
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7


Fig.5.7. Open feed water heater cycle

Vapour Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M . Mallikarjuna









Indian Institute of Technology Madras
A regenerative cycle having a single stage of feed water heating is shown above. Steam
enters the turbine at state 5. After expansion to state 6, part of this steam is extracted
and supplied to the feed water heater while the remainder continues to expand to state
7. Other processes are as shown above. The above T-s diagram is not the exact one,
(because the mass flow rate is changing at all the state points) but, it simply shows
various states of the working fluid.

Let m
1
=mass of steam extracted at state 6 then, heat balance for heater gives,

1 6 1 2 3
1 6 2 1 2 3
1 6 2 3 2
mh (1 - m) h h
mh h - mh h
m(h - h ) (h - h )
+ =
+ =
=

3 2
1
6 2
(h - h )
m
(h - h )
=
2 1
if, h h
3 1
1
6 1
(h - h )
m
(h - h )
=

The amount is so adjusted that the liquid leaving the feed water heater at state 3 is
saturated.

Thermal Efficiency:

5 6 1 6 7
Turbinework (h - h ) (1 - m)(h - h ) = +
5 4 5 3
Heat supplied =(h - h ) (h - h )
5 6 1 6 7
th
5 3
(h - h ) (1 - m)(h - h )
Therefore,
(h - h )
+
=
5 7 1 6 7
5 3
(h - h ) - m(h - h )

(h - h )
=