OPTIMIZATION OF RANKINE CYCLE – FOR N

NUMBER OF HEATERS

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 Regeneration Cycle
• Cycle 1-3-4-5 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7

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 Gain in Efficiency due to Regeneration
Efficiency of Cycle with Regeneration

Efficiency of Cycle without Regeneration

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 Gain in Efficiency due to Regeneration

Difference of both Efficient

Which is positive quantity, this shows that the efficiency increases with
regeneration… 4
For n number of Feed Water Heaters

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For n number of Feed Water Heaters

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 For n number of Feed Water Heaters
Enthalpy rise per heater including economiser

For n feed water heaters. 1 is for

economizer

Enthalpy rise by n feed water heaters is

Temperature rise of feed water heater

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 For n number of Feed Water Heaters
More the number of feedwater heaters, more the heat addition due to
regeneration and less addition due to boiler and higher the mean temperature
of heat addition

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For n number of Feed Water Heaters

16.667%

8.33%

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 For n number of Feed Water Heaters

5%

• Efficiency gain due to feed water heaters decreases as the number of

feed water heaters increases.

• Maximum efficiency gain is realized for the first FWH.

• Five to seven FWH are used in practice depending on the overall design
of power plant. Some times 9 are also used.
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Efficiency gain due to Number of FWHs

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 Optimum location of FWHs

One FWH Two FWH

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Optimum location of FWHs

Three FWH
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Reduction of Heat Rate due to FWH

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Parameters to determine Performance of Power Plant

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