Submitted to – Er.

Ankush Sharma
Submitted by – Rohit Thakur
Roll number- 17BT040238
Semester- 6
Branch- Mechanical Engineering
 CONTENT

• Introduction

• Basic Principle and Block Diagram

• Main Equipment’s

• Efficiency and different methods to improve efficiency

• Advantages and Disadvantages

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• The ten biggest thermal power stations operating in India are all coal-
fired, with five of them owned and operated by state-run National
Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
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 EFFICIENCY OF RANKINE CYCLE

Thermal power plant works on Rankine cycle

In Rankine cycle we have 4 processes
• Reversible + Constant pressure Heat addition
• Reversible + Adiabatic Expansion
• Reversible + Constant pressure Heat rejection
• Reversible + Adiabatic Compression

Efficiency of rankine cycle depends on Mean temp of

Heat addition only.
 Efficiency= 1- (temperature of
heat rejection)/(mean
temperature of heat addition)

Therefore we can increase the

Efficiency of rankine cycle by Increasing
The mean temperature of heat addition.
 Methods to increase the mean temperature of heat addition

1. Increasing INLET PRESSURE

On increasing inlet pressure the

Efficiency of rankine cycle improves
But the life our turbine decreases.
2. By USING REHEATING

Efficiency depends upon reheat pressure

3. By using Regeneration