A 100 MW vapor-dominated, system uses saturated steam

from a well with a shut-off pressure of 28 bars. Steam enters

the turbine at 5.5 bars and condenses at 0.15 bars. The turbine
poly tropic efficiency is 0.82 and the turbine-generator
combined mechanical efficiency is 0.9. The cooling tower
exist is at 20°C. Calculate the necessary steam flow, the
cooling water flow and the plant efficiency and heat rate if
reinjection occurs prior to cooling tower.
Solution:
Example for Flashed-Steam System

 
A flashed-steam system such as that shown is the figure
uses a hot-water reservoir that contains water at and
160 psia. The separator pressure is 100 psia. Find (1) the
mass flow-rate of steam into the turbine and (2) the
ratio of enthalpies of spent brine to steam.
Geothermal resource exists as saturated liquid at 230°C. The geothermal liquid is
withdrawn from the production well at a rate of 230 kg/s, and is flashed to a pressure of
500 kPa by an essentially isenthalpic flashing process where the resulting vapor is
separated from the liquid in a separator and directed to the turbine. The steam leaves the
turbine at 10 kPa with a moisture content of 10 percent and enters the condenser where it
is condensed and routed to a reinjection well along with the liquid coming off the
separator. Determine (a) the mass-flow rate of steam through the turbine, (b) the
isentropic efficiency of the turbine, (c) the power output of the turbine, and (d) the
thermal efficiency of the plant (the ratio of the turbine work output to the energy of the
geothermal fluid relative to standard ambient conditions).
Solution:
Assumption/s:
1. Steady operating condition exist.
2. Kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible.
  ; = 990.12 kJ/kg
    = = 0.1659
= =990.12 kJ/kg
  a) The mass flow rate of steam through the turbine is
= (0.1659)(230 kg/s) = 38.16 kg/s

  b) Isentropic Efficiency of the Turbine:

kJ/kg ◦ K
  h  4 𝑠=2149.22 𝑘𝐽 /𝑘𝑔
 
  = 191.83+(0.90)(2392.8)= 2345.35 kJ/kg

  = = 0.673 = 67.3 %
  c) The power output of the turbine.
= (38.16 kg/s)(2748.7-2345.35)kJ/kg = 15,391.83 kW

  d) Thermal efficiency of the plant

We use saturated liquid state at the standard temperature for dead state enthalpy.

  kJ/kg

  = (230 kg/s)(990.12-104.89) kJ/kg = 203,602.9 kW

 = = 0.0756 = 7.56 %