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IDEAL AND PRACTICAL REGENERATIVE CYCLE (Module: 1.3)
IDEAL REGENERATIVE CYCLE:

(Fig. 1),

Fig. 2 Fig. 3.

Figure 1:

(Fig. 2).

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Figure 2:

Figure 3:

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(1)

PRACTICAL REGENERATIVE CYCLE:

(Fig. 3),

Figs. 4 5

(2)

(3)

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Figure 4:

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(6)
or

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Figure 5:

(6) (7), (6)

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(1):

(8)
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(10)

(11)

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(8), (11), and (12):

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(1) and (13) can now be

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6).

Figure 6:

5(b).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This study material has been compiled from standard textbooks and web-
based resources. It is meant as a study-aid for senior undergraduate students pursuing a course in Power
Plant Engineering.
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