QUESTIONS

TOPIC-VAPOUR POWER CYCLE

SUBJECT-APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
1.Why is the Carnot cycle not a realistic model for
steam power plants?
2. Steam enters an adiabatic turbine operating at
steady state with an enthalpy of 3251 kJ/kg and leaves
as saturated mixture at 15 kPa with quality 0.9. The
enthalpies of saturated liquid and vapor at 15 kPa are
hf = 225.94 kJ/kg and hg = 2598.3 kJ/kg respectively.
The mass flow rate of steam is 10 kg/s. Kinetic and
potential energy changes are negligible. Calculate the
power of the turbine in MW.
3.Consider a simple ideal Rankine cycle with fixed
turbine inlet conditions. What is the effect of lowering
the condenser pressure on
i . Pump work input
ii. Turbine work
iii. Heat supplied
iv. Cycle efficiency
v. Moisture content at turbine exit
Choose the answer from the followings given below
(a) increases, (b) decreases (c) remains the same
4.Consider a simple ideal Rankine cycle with fixed
turbine inlet temperature and condenser pressure.
What is the effect of increasing the boiler pressure on
I .Pump work input
ii. Turbine work
iii. Heat supplied
iv. Heat rejected
v. Cycle efficiency:
vi. Moisture content at turbine exit
Choose the answer from the followings given below
(a) increases, (b) decreases (c) remains the same
5. Consider a simple ideal Rankine cycle with fixed
boiler and condenser pressures. What is the effect of
superheating the steam to a higher temperature on
i. Pump work input
ii. Turbine work
iii. Heat supplied
iv. Heat rejected
v. Cycle efficiency
vi. Moisture content at turbine exit
Choose the answer from the followings given below
(a) increases, (b) decreases (c) remains the same
6. List the equipment used in the steam power plant
and draw the schematic diagram. State all the
processes involved.
7. How do actual vapor power cycles differ from
idealized ones. Explain with the help of T-s diagram
8. Is it possible to maintain a pressure of 10 kPa in a
condenser that is being cooled by river water entering
at 200C?
9. The steam power plant is operated, in the pressure
limit 10MPa and 50 kPa. The steam flow rate is 10
kg/s. Find the pump work?
10. A steam power plant operates on a simple ideal
Rankine cycle between the pressure limits of 3 MPa
and 50 kPa. If the quality of steam is 90% at the
condenser inlet, find the heat rejection per kg of steam
11. What do you mean by mean temperature of heat
addition ?How it affects the efficiency of Rankine
cycle?
12.In Rankine cycle heat is added
a) Reversibly at constant volume
b) Reversibly at constant temperature
c) Reversibly at constant pressure and temperature
d) Reversibly at constant pressure

13.A steam turbine operating with less moisture

have ............(more/less) efficiency and ...............
(less/more) prone to blade damage.
14.The efficiency of superheat Rankine cycle is higher
than that of simple Rankine cycle because
(a) The enthalpy of main steam is higher for superheat
cycle
(b) The mean temperature of heat addition is higher
for superheat cycle
(c) The temperature of steam in the condenser is high
(d) The quality of stem in the condenser is low

15. In a Rankine cycle, regeneration results in higher

efficiency because
(a) Pressure inside the boiler increases
(b) Heat is added before steam enters the low
pressure turbine
(c) Average temperature of heat addition in the
boiler increases
(d) Total work delivered by the turbine increases

16. The values of enthalpies of steam at the inlet and

outlet of turbine in a Rankine cycle are 2800 kJ/kg
and 1800 kJ/kg respectively. Neglecting the pump
work , Find the specifc steam consumption in
kg/kW hour

17. In a power plant, water (density = 1000 kg/m3) is

pumped from 30 kPa to 3 MPa. The pump has an
isentropic efficiency of 0.85. Assuming that the
temperature of the water remains the same,Find the
specific work (in kJ/kg) supplied to the pump ?
18. A steady-flow Carnot cycle uses water as the
working fluid. Water changes from saturated liquid
to saturated vapor as heat is transferred to it from a
source at 2500C. Heat rejection takes place at a
pressure of 20 kPa. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram
relative to the saturation lines, and determine (a) the
thermal efficiency, (b) the amount of heat rejected,
and (c) the net work output
19. A steam power plant operates on a simple ideal
Rankine cycle between the pressure limits of 3 MPa
and 50 kPa. The temperature of the steam at the
turbine inlet is 3000C, and the mass flow rate of
steam through the cycle is 35 kg/s. Show the cycle
on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines,
and determine (a) the thermal efficiency of the cycle
and (b) the net power output of the power plant

20. Show the ideal Rankine cycle with three stages

of reheating on a T-s diagram. Assume the turbine
inlet temperature is the same for all stages.

21. . How do open feedwater heaters differ from

closed feedwater heaters?
22. Consider a steam power plant operating on the
simple ideal Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine
at 3 MPa and 3500C and is condensed in the
condenser at a pressure of 75 kPa. Determine the
thermal efficiency of this cycle.
23. What do you mean by cogeneration ?
24. Explain the supercritical Rankine cycle with the
help of T-s diagram.
25.Explain utilization factor in a cogeneration plant .
26.Explain the ideal Regeneration cycle with open
feed water heater with help of schematic as well as
T-s diagram
27.Explain the schematic and T-s diagram of the ideal
reheat Rankine cycle
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