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Steam is generated in the boiler of a cogeneration plant at 4 MPa and 480 °C with a rate of 6 kg/s . The plant is to produce power while meeting the process steam requirements for a certain industrial application. One-third of the steam leaving the boiler is throttled to a pressure of 820 kPa then routed to the process heater. The rest of the steam is expanded in an isentropic turbine to a pressure of 820 kPa and is also routed to the process heater. Steam leaves the process heater as saturated liquid.
Determine the net power produced?
Determine the rate of process heat supply?
What-if scenario: What would the net power produced be if one-half instead of one-third of the steam leaving the boiler was throttled?