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S imple Rankine cycle is an ideal vapour cycle. It plays a major role in steam power plants. This cycle is mainly based on the conversion
of input heat energy into output power, using turbine. The working fluid at the inlet repeatedly undergoes change of phase and in
successive operations, energy is transmitted and output power is produced. Simple Rankine cycle consists of the following processes:
Simple Rankine cycle can be easily understood if we understand its h-s Diagram. h-s diagram and block diagram of simple Rankine cycle are
provided below:
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Processes in Simple Rankine Cycle:
Process 1-2 (turbine):
Here, dry saturated steam from the boiler is allowed to expand in a turbine isentropically (i.e., entropy remains constant).
WT = h1 h2
QR = h2 h3 W or
QR = h2 hf2 W
Since, hf2 = h3 (the output from condenser is a fluid and graphically, the enthalpy at point 2 and point 3 are same.)
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Water from the condenser is pumped into the boiler using an external pump. During this process, pressure increases P3 to P4 isentropically.
The enthalpy and temperature of water also increase due to pump work.
where,
Note :
All the values of pressure here are substituted in N/m2. All values of enthalpy are substituted in J/kg.
QS = h1 h4
See h-s diagram above for better understanding of all the above processes.
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