2.

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Fig. 2.27 Flowsheet of the regenerative Rankine cycle

1. Implement in Aspen Plus® the process flowsheet of a conventional Rankine cycle

just as shown in Sect. 2.2 of this chapter (Fig.  2.12) with the following
specifications:
(a) Change the operating conditions in the boiler with a temperature equal to
500 °C and pressure of 50 atm (the discharge pressure of the pump must be
of 50 atm too). What happened with the value of the ELECTR stream? Why?
(b) Change the total flow rate of the WATER stream, with a value of 30,000 kg/h.
What happened with the value of the ELECTR stream? Why?
2. Implement in Aspen Plus® the process flowsheet of a regenerative Rankine cycle,
which is shown in Fig.  2.27, using the following operating conditions: a
temperature of 580 °C, pressure of 38 atm, and a total flow of 1000 ton/day for
the boiler output stream. The hot stream outlet temperature from the condenser
is equal to 100 °C, hot stream temperature decrease of 10 °C in the first preheater
and 100 °C in the second one, pressure of the pump of 40 atm, temperature of
600  °C, and pressure of 40  atm in the boiler. The split fraction is 0.8  in both
splitters, and the pressure decreases are 20, 10, and 5 atm in the HP, LP, and LP
turbines, respectively. Explain the results from this simulation.

2.9 Nomenclature

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