QUESTION 1 [25 marks]

(a) In coal fired power plant, steam enters an adiabatic turbine with inlet conditions at 6 MPa,
600°C, and 80 m/s and leaves with exit conditions as of 50 kPa, 100°C, and 140 m/s as shown
in Figure 3. Take note that the surroundings temperature to the turbine is 25°C and the steam
turbine generating power of 5MW. Determine:
i) The mass flow rate of the steam. [4 marks]
ii) The power potential of the steam at its inlet conditions, in MW. [5 marks]
iii) The reversible power, in MW. [5 marks]
iv) The second law efficiency. [3 marks]
Assume steady-flow and neglect changes in potential energy.

Figure 3

(b) The steam turbine in part (a) is now considered to be modified with more expansion stages
added so that it generates a power of 5.8MW. With this modification, the steam inlet
condition, the steam mass flow rate and other parameters remain the same but the steam exits
at 10 kPa and 50oC. Perform an analysis and justify whether it is worth considering such a
modification. Why? [8 marks]