Steam Power Plants 67

In a certain steam power plant, the boiling and condensation temperatures are
343 oC and 40 oC, respectively. Steam is generated at 560 oC, and reheated to
560oC at 40 bar. The generated steam mass flow rate is 340 kg/s. The HP and
LP turbines have the same internal efficiency of 0.88. The feed water heating is
shared between the economizer and feed water heaters in the ratio 1 : 2. In the
feed circuit of the power plant, there are four different feed water heaters with
nearly equal temperature rise. Of these heaters, there is only one open type
heater. Assuming the turbine expansion line to be a straight line on the Mollier
chart, find :
1. The open feed water heater pressure.
2. The extracted steam mass flow rates for the different heaters.
3. The steam turbine output power, if its combined efficiency is 0.97.
4. The steam turbine thermal efficiency
Due date : 2 / 3 / 2023

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