Design a steam power cycle that can achieve a cycle thermal efficiency of at least 40%...

Design a steam power cycle that can achieve a cycle thermal efficiency of at least 40% under the conditions that all turbines have isentropic efficiencies of 80% and all pumps have isentropic efficiencies of 65%. Prepare an engineering report describing your design. Your design report must include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Discussion of various cycles attempted to meet the goal as well as the positive and negative aspects of your design.

2. System figures and T-s diagrams with labeled states and temperature, pressure, enthalpy, and entropy information for your design.

3. Sample calculations.

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