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Assignment 5. Shown is the Rankine cycle for the plant on T-s axes. Sketch the
'T-s diagram and add the relevant temperatures. Determine the
dryness fraction at point c of the steam entering the condenser.
What is the Rankine efficiency?
(WITHOUT ANSWERS) 6. The generator driven by the turbine has an efficiency of 90%.
Calculate the quantity of electrical energy generated per kg of
fuel.
1. For the air compressor, determine the suction pressure PI = 7. For the condenser the vacuum gauge reading is 675 mm mercury
atmospheric pressure, from the barometric height. Calculate the and the condensate temperature 41,6 "C. The cooling water enters
stroke volume, then VI and V2 and hence the compression ratio. the condenser at 25°C and leaves at 43 "C. Calculate the quantity
What is the final pressure P2? Calculate the final temperature t2. of cooling water required, in litres per minute. For the water take
Calculate the work done (W) during a stroke. If for air cp = c = 4,185 kJ/kg.K.
1,005 kJ/kg.K and Y = 1,41, determine the value of the charac-
teristic constant R and hence the mass of air compressed per p' T
stroke. What is the change in internal energy during compres- 1200kPur---t-,C"l
sion? Determine how much heat enters or leaves the air during 10kPuHh
compression.
2. For the fuel, burnt at the rate of 600 kg per hour, the gravimetric 5
analysis is: C - 85%; H2 - 12%; S = 1%; the remainder being
incombustibles. Calculate the HCV from: HCV = 33700 C +
144 200 H2 + 9350 S kl/kg and the LCV from: LCV = HCV -
(mass of H20 X 2440) kJ/kg. What is the stoichiometric mass of SUPERHEATER
122,30C
air required? If the actual air supply is 40% in excess of this, THROTTLING
estimate the percentage analysis by mass of the wet products of .. , CALORIMETER
combustion.
3. For the throttling calorimeter the following readings were taken:
d:k... 7,52 cm Hg CONDENSER
steam pressure in main 1,2 MPa; manometer reading 7,52 cm
25°C
mercury; temperature after throttling 122,3 "C. Using the barometric
height shown, calculate the pressure in the calorimeter and hence the
dryness fraction (Xb) of the steam in the main. HOT-WELL
4. In the evaporator (boiler drum) wet steam is generated at 1,2 MPa
at the rate of 6600 kg per hour. Feed-water enters the economiser
at 39°C and leaves at 130 "C. Reproduce the heat balance shown
and then complete it. What is the efficiency of the plant
(economiser + evaporator + superheater)?

IN
kJ per kg of fuei
OUT %
P
P
P2

P I r,c.",c,c?-;
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BAROMETER

fuel (HCY) evaporator

economiser
superheater
unaccounted clearance volume
Vc = 250cm3

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