Solution Thermo Chapter 5

5.44 A nuclear power plant generates 750 MW, the reactor temperature is 315 oC
and a river with water temperature of 20oC is available.
a). What is the maximum possible thermal efficiency of the plant, and what is the
minimum rate at which heat must be discarded to the river ?
b). If the actual thermal efficiency of the plant is 60% of the maximum, at what rate
must heat be discarded to the river, and what is the temperature rise of the river if
it has a flowrate of 165 m3s-1 ?
Answer !
Diketahui :

Wdot = - 750 MW
TH = 315 OC = (315+273.15)K = 588.15 K
TC = 20OC = (20+273.15)K = 300.15 K
TH
a) max = 1
TC

588.15 K
max = 1
300.15 K

max = 0.502
[Wdot]
QdotH = max

[750 MW ]
QdotH = 0.502

QdotH = 1494.0239 MW
QdotC = QdotH [Wdot]
QdotC = 1494.0239 MW [- 750 MW]
QdotC = 744.0239 MW
b) = 60% . max
= 0.6 . max = 0.6 x 0.502 = 0.3012
 [Wdot]
QdotH =

[750 MW ]
QdotH = 0.3012 = 2490.0398 MW

QdotC = QdotH [Wdot]

QdotC = 2490.0398 MW [- 750 MW]
QdotC = 1740.0398 MW
River temperature rise :
Vdot = 165 m3 / s
gram
=1
m3

cal
Cp = 1 gm . K

T =?

Qdot C
T=
Vdot . . Cp

T =2.522 K