In: Mechanical Engineering
Problem 2.
Problem 1.
An ideal Rankine Cycle with reheat uses water as the working
fluid with a flow rate of 0.15 kg/s.
At the inlet of the turbine (state 1) the water is a superheated
vapor at 475ºC and 11 MPa.
The pressure at the exit of the first stage of the turbine is 0.9
MPa.
The reheat temperature (state 3) is
also 475ºC.
The condenser pressure is 8 kPa, and the water exits as a saturated
liquid
Find: (a) The heat addition to the cycle,
(b) the consumption rate of U-235 to
maintain the heat addition if this is a nuclear power plant, and
(c) the consumption rate of natural gas
to maintain the cycle
Problem 2.
Re-do problem 1 using an isentropic efficiency of 80% for both stages of the turbine and the pump