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Vapor Power Systems

Stack

A D C

Combustion gases
to stack
Electric +
Turbine generator
Boiler –
Cooling tower
Fuel Condenser

Air Warm water

B
Pump Cooled water
Feedwater pump Makeup water

 Components of a simple vapor power plant.

Analyzing Vapor Power

Systems—Rankine Cycle

 Evaluating Principal Work and Heat Transfers

TURBINE:

0 0
V21  V22
0  Qcv  Wt
m c h1  h2

g 1z1  z2 2d
# 0 # #
Turbine Ẇt
1 2
2 #
Q̇ in Wt
#  h1  h2
Boiler Q̇ out
m
Cooling water
Pump
Condenser
4
3
Ẇp

Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics: SI version / Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro. 5th ed.
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CONDENSER: PUMP:

# #
Qout Wp
#  h2  h3 #  h4  h3
m m

BOILER:

#
Qin
#  h1  h4
m

PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS: The thermal efficiency.

1h1  h2 2  1h4  h3 2
# # # #
Wt  m  Wp  m
h # 
Qin m
#
h1  h4

# # #
Qinm  Qoutm Qoutm
# # #
h #  1  #
Qinm Qinm
# #

1h2  h3 2
1
1h1  h4 2

Another parameter used to describe power plant performance is the back work ratio, or
bwr, defined as the ratio of the pump work input to the work developed by the turbine.

1h4  h3 2
# #
Wp  m
bwr  # # 
Wt  m 1h1  h2 2

Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics: SI version / Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro. 5th ed.