IDEAL RANKINE CYCLE

In an Ideal Rankine Cycle, 1.5 kg/s of steam is produced by the boiler. The
steam has a pressure of 0.54 MPa and a temperature of 212 °C. After the steam has
passed through the turbine, the steam has a pressure 0.05 MPa. Calculate the steam
rate, turbine work, pump work, total heat added to the condenser, power output of the
cycle, net heat and thermal efficiency.

At state 1:
P1= 0.54 MPa
t1=212 °C

Since t1 > tsat at 0.64 MPa, the state of the substance is superheated steam.

Table 3 @ 0.54 MPa, 212 °C

Interpolate for h1 and s1
h1 s1
210 2874.8 7.0653
212 - -
220 2896.1 7.1090

h1 −2874.8 212−210
=
2896.1−2874.8 220−210

( 212−210
h1 =
220−210 )
(2896.1−2874.8 ) +2874.8

h1 =2879.06 kJ /kg

S 1−7.0653 212−210
=
7.1090−7.0653 220−210

S1 = ( 212−210
220−210 )
( 7.1090−7.0653 )+ 7.0653

S1=7.07404 kJ /kg−K
At state 2:
P2= 0.05 MPa ; S1=S2
hf2=340.49 kJ/kg Sf2= 1.0910 kJ/kg-K
hfg2= 2305.4 kJ/kg Sfg2=6.5029 kJ/kg-K
S 2−Sf 2 7.07407−1.0910
x 2= = =0.92∨92 %
S fg 2 6.5029

h2 =hf 2+ x 2 hfg 2=340.49+ ( 0.92 ) ( 2305.4 ) =2461.458 kJ / kg

At state 3:
h3 =hf at 0.05 Mpa=340.49 kJ / kg

V f 3=V f at 0.05 MPa

¿ 0.0010300
At state 4:
h 4=h 3+V f ( P 4−P3 )

¿ 340.49+( 0.00103)(540−50)
¿ 340.9947 kJ /kg

W P=V f 3 ( P4 −P3)

¿ 0.0010300(54 o kPa−50 kPa)

¿ 0.5047 kJ /kg

W T =m(h ¿ ¿1−h2 )¿

¿ 1.5(2879.06−2461.458)
¿ 626.403 kW
W net =m ¿

¿ 1.5 ( 2879.06−2461.458 ) −(340.9947−340.49)

¿ 625.64595 kW

Q ¿ =m(h1−h4 )

¿ 1.5(2879.06−340.9947)
¿ 3807.09795 kW

Qout =m ( h 2−h3 ) ( heat added ¿the condenser)

¿ 1.5(2461.458−340.49)
¿ 3181.452 kW

Qnet =Q ¿ −Qout

¿ 3807.09795−3181.452
¿ 625.64595 kW

W net 625.64595
ec= = =0.1643∨16.43 %
Q A 3807.09795

m
Steamrate=
W net
 kg 3600 s
1.5 ( )
s hr
¿
625.64595 kW
¿ 8.63 kg /kWH