In: Mechanical Engineering
A steam power plant operates on an ideal regenerative Rankine cycle. Steam enters the turbine at 6 MPa and 450oC and is condensed in the condenser at 20 kPa. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 0.4 MPa to heat the feedwater in an open feedwater heater. Water leaves the feedwater heater as a saturated liquid. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram and determine the fraction of steam extracted from the turbine for the open feedwater heater.