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PROBLEM
In a 10MW geothermal power
plant, the mass flow of steam
entering the turbine is 20kg/s.
The quality after throttling is
25% and enthalpy of ground
water is 750kJ/kg. Determine the
overall efficiency of the plant.
In a 10MW geothermal power plant, the mass flow of steam
entering the turbine is 20kg/s. The quality after throttling is 25%
and enthalpy of ground water is 750kJ/kg. Determine the overall
efficiency of the plant.

ms

mg
 where:
 eqn.2

Substituting,
Overall efficiency =
Given: Overall efficiency= 0.1667x100
WT = 10 MW = 10, 000 kW Overall efficiency=16.67%
ms = 20 kg/s
h1= 750 kJ/kg
x = 25%

Solution:
Overall efficiency  eqn.1