Máquinas Térmicas

Práctica Calificada N°1

2020-1

Indicaciones:
• Duración: 90 min
• Se permite el uso de calculadoras programables, copias, apuntes, libros y toda información impresa
necesaria.

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Problem 1
A 10-MW geothermal power plant is being considered at a site where geothermal water at 212 °C is available.
Geothermal water is to be flashed into a chamber to a lower pressure where part of the water evaporates. The
liquid is returned to the ground while the vapor is used to drive the steam turbine. The pressures at the turbine inlet
and the turbine exit are to remain above 200 kPa and 8 kPa, respectively. High Pressure flash chambers yield a
small amount of high-temperature steam with high exergy whereas lower-pressure flash chambers yield
considerably more low-temperature steam but at a lower exergy. By trying several pressures, determine the
optimum pressure of the flash chamber to maximize the power production per unit mass of geotermal water
withdrawn. Also, determine the thermal efficiency for each case assuming 10 % of the power produced is used to
drive the pumps and other auxiliary equipment.

Problem 2
In a cogeneration plant, the power load is 5,6 MW and the heating load is 1,16 MW. At a boiler, steam is generated
at 40 bar/500 °C and is expanded isentropically through a turbine to a condenser at 0,06 bar (g). The heating load
is supplied by extracting steam from the turbine at 2 bar which condensed in the process heater to saturated liquid
at 2 bar and then pumped back to the boiler. Compute (a) the steam generation capacity of the boiler in t/h, (b) the
heat input to the boiler in MW, and (c) the heat rejected to the condenser in MW.

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