In a Rankine cycle, the steam enters a turbine at 6 MPaa. The specific weight of the condensate is 9.

75
kN/m3 and the pump work is 6 kJ/kg. What is the condenser pressure in MPaa?

Wet steam occupying a rigid container has an enthalpy of 2000 kJ/kg. The mass of the vapor part is
thrice that of the liquid part. Determine the latent heat of vaporization if the liquid part has an enthalpy
of 150 kJ/kg.

A reheat steam cycle has 13 850 kPa throttle pressure at the turbine inlet & a 2800 kPa reheat pressure,
the throttle and reheat temperature of the steam is 540°C. Condenser pressure is 3.4 kPa. Engine
efficiency of high pressure & low pressure turbine is 75%. Enthalpies at each state points are as follows:
h1=3434.1 kJ/kg, h2= 2 974.9 kJ/kg, h3=3 548.5 kJ/kg, h4=2204.5 kJ/kg, h5=109.84 kJ/kg. Sp. volume at
condenser outlet is I .0032x l0^-3 m3/kg. What are the ideal and actual thermal efficiencies?

A water tube boiler evaporated 5 kg of water per sec. from a feed water enthalpy 440 kJ/kg to steam at
1241.1 kPa & quality of 0.97; weight of coal fuel per sec. is 0.57 kg; high heating value of the coal as
fired, 11 800 BTU/lb. At 1 241.1 kPa, hf= 805. 29 kJ/kg & hfg= 1 980.6 kJ/kg. The rate of heat absorption
in kJ/s is, a. 12 814.5 b. 11 558.5 c. 11 432.5 d. 11 281.5

In problem #5, the boiler horsepower is, A.1027 b.1178 c.1256

d. 1165

In problem #5, the efficiency of a steam generating unit is, a. 68.5% b. 70% c. 71.8% d. 73%

A circular fuel oil tank 13.7 m long and 1.7m diameter is used for oil storage. Calculate the no. of days
the supply tank can hold for continuous operation at the ff. conditions; steam flow, 910 kg/hr; steam,
dry & sat. at 1.38 Mpa (hfg=2789.6 kJ/kg); feedwater temp, 110°C; boiler efficiency.,75%; fuel oil, 34°
API. a.16 b.18 c.20 d.22

9. In a rankine cycle, saturated liquid water at 1 bar is compressed isentropically to 150 bar. First, by
heating in a boiler and then by superheating at constant pressure of 150 bar, the water substance is
brought to 750 °K . After adiabatic reversible expansion in a turbine to 1 bar, it is then cooled in a
condenser to a saturated liquid. At 150 bar & 750°K, h= 3 240.5 kJ/kg & s= 6.2549 kJ/kg- °K.At 1 bar, hf=
417.46 kJ/kg, hfg=2258 kj/kg, sf=1.3026 kJ/kg-°K,sfg=6.0568 kJ-°K, v, =1.0432x104 m3/g. a. 13.53 b.
14.45 c. 1534 d.16.65

10. In problem #9, the enthalpy entering the boiler in kJ/kg is, A. 433 b. 432 c. 431 4. 430

11. In problem #9, the expansion work in kJ/kg is, a. 2 838 b. 2823 c. 2 808
d. 977

12. In problem #9, the energy charge to the turbine in kJ/kg is, a. 2838 b. 2823 c. 2808 d."2793

13. In problem #9, the heat added in kJ/Icg is, a. 2838 b. 2823 c. 2808 d. 2793

14. In problem #9, the engine thermal efficiency is, a. 33.8% b. 34.2% c. 34.6% d. 35.0% 15. In problem
#9, the cycle thermal efficiency is. a. 33.8 b. 34.2% c. 34.6% d. 35.0%

16. In a steam power plant with reheat & regeneration, the steam enters a turbine at 300 bar & 900
with enthalpy of 3528 kJ/kg and expands to 1 bar. Steam leaves the first stage at 30 bar with enthalpy of
2883 kJ/kg and part of it entering a closed heater while the rest reheated to 800 °K giving the steam an
enthalpy of 3517 kJ/kg,. Both section of the turbine have adiabatic efficiency of 93%. The enthalpy at the
turbine exhaust is 2 655 kJ/kg. The condensate enthalpy is 417.46 kJ/kg and hf @ 30 bar is 1 008.4 kJ/kg.
At 1 bar, vf = 1.0432 x 10 -3 m3/kg. The ideal fraction of extracted mass is, a. 0.2300 b. 0.2312 c. 02344
d. 0.2387

17. In problem #16, the actual fraction of extracted mass is, a 0.2300 b. 0,23312

c. 0.2344 d. 0.2387

18. In problem #16, the ideal energy charge to the turbine in kJ/kg is. a. 3 000 b. i 002 c. 3 004 d. 3 006

19.. In problem #16, theactual energy charge to the turbine in IcEkg is, a. 2 970 b. 2 975 c. 2 980 d. 2 985

20. In problem #16, the ideal engine thermal efficiency is, a. 4334% b.44.54% c. 65.46% d.42.34% 21.
T_It problem #16, the actual engine thermal efficiency, is. a. 42.38% b. 43.34% c. 65.46% d. 45.54%

22. In problem #16, the ideal cycle thermal efficiency is. a_ 43.27% b. 42.38% c. 43.34% d. 44.54%

23. In problem #16, the actual cycle thermal efficiency is. a. 40.78% b. 43.37% c. 42.38% d. 43.34%

25. What would be the percentage of the over-all efficiency of a steam generator obtaining an
evaporation equivalent to 10.95 kg of water from and 100 °C per kg of coal having 34064 kJ/kg heating
value? a. 73% B. 74% C. 82% D. 70%

26. What is the percent rating of a water tube boiler if the heating surface area is 400 na2 and the
developed boiler horsepower is 750? a. 167.5% b. 170% c. 172.5% d. 175%

27. A steam condenser receives 10 kg/s of steam with an enthalpy of 2 570 kJ/kg. steam condenses into
a liquid and leaves with an enthalpy of 160 kJ/kg. Cooling water passes through the condenser with
temperature increasing from 13 °C to 24 °C. The cooling water flow rate in kg/s is. a.533 b.518 c.523
d.528
28. The percent rating of a water tube boiler is 200 %, factor of evaporation is 1.08 and heating surface
area is 2556 m2.Find the rate of evaporation. a. 8 000 b. 5 000 3. 7 500 d. 8 500

29. A steam boiler generating 7.1 kg/s of 4.1371V1Pa, 426.7 °C steam 3274.1 kJ/kg) is continuously
blown at the rate of 0.31 kg /s. Feed water enters the economizer at 148.9 °C. The furnace burns 0.75 kg
of coal per sec of 30 470.6 kJ/kg heating value. Feed water enthalpy is 629.87 kJ/kg and enthalpy of blow
down is 1 097.02 kJ/kg. The overall thermal efficiency of steam boiler is. a. 76% b. b84% c. 83% d. 88%