In: Mechanical Engineering
Design a steam power plant that works as an ideal Regenerative Rankine cycle with 2 closed feedwater heaters cascaded backwards by selecting their extraction pressures to optimize cycle efficiency. The available steam conditions at the exit of the boiler are 3 MPa and 590 °C and the condenser pressure is 20 kPa. The steam flow rate at the inlet of the turbine is 80 kg/s. A T-s diagram for the cycle should be provided along with a table showing the pressure, temperature, enthalpy and entropy of all the states at the optimized point. Also, mention the net power output and rate of heat rejected from the cycle as well as the fractions of the working fluid extracted for each feedwater heaters at the design point.