In: Mechanical Engineering
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.