NAME: GAMBOA, ARIEL C.

SN: 20151157958

COAL-FIRED POWERPLANT PROBLEM SET

1. In a Rankine cycle steam enters the turbine at 2.5 MPa (Enthalpies & entropies give)
and condenser of 50 kPa (properties given), what is the thermal efficiency of the
cycle?
2. In an ideal Rankine cycle, the steam throttle condition is 4.10 MPa and 440 oC. If
turbine exhaust is 0.105 MPa, Determine the pump work in kJ per kg.
3. A thermal power plant generates 5 MW has also 300 KW power needed for
auxiliaries. If the heat generated by fuel is 13,000 KJ/sec, determine the net thermal
efficiency.

4. In an ideal Rankine cycle, the steam throttle condition is 4.10 MPa and 440°C. If
turbine exhaust is 0.105 MPa, determine the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
5. In a Rankine cycle, saturated liquid water at 1 bar is compressed isentropically to
150 bar. First by heating in a boiler, and then by superheating at constant pressure
of 150 bar. the water substance is brought to 750°K. After adiabatic reversible
expansion in a turbine to 1 bar, it is then cooled in a condenser to saturated liquid.
What is the thermal efficiency of the cycle (%)?
6. A steam generating plant has two 20 MW turbo-generators. Steam is supplied at 1.7
MPa and 320°C. Exhaust is at 0.006 MPa. Daily average load factor is 80%. The
steam generating units operate at 70% efficiency when using bunker fuel having a
heating value of 31,150 KJ/kg and an average steam rate of 5 kg steam/KW-hr.
Calculate the Mtons of fuel oil/bunker fuel required per 24 hours.
7. A back pressure steam turbine of 100,000 KW serves as a prime mover in a
cogeneration system. The boiler admits the return water at a temperature of 66°C
and produces the steam at 6.5 MPa and 455°C. Steam then enters a back pressure
turbine and expands to the pressure of the process, which is 0.52 MPa. Assuming a
boiler efficiency of 80% and neglecting the effect of pumping and the pressure drops
at various location, what is the incremental heat rate for electric?
8. A coal-fired power plant has a turbine-generator rated at 1000 MW gross. The plant
required about 9% of this power for its internal operations. It uses 9800 tons of coal
per day. The coal has a heating value of 6,388.9 Kcal/kg and the steam generator
efficiency is 86%. What is the net station efficiency of the plant in percent?
9. A superheat steam Rankine cycle has turbine inlet conditions of 17.5 MPa and
530°C expands in a turbine to 0.007 MPa. The turbine and pump polytropic
efficiencies are 0.9 and 0.7 respectively, pressure losses between pump and turbine
inlet are 1.5 MPa. What should be the pump work in KJ/kg?
10. A steam plant operates with initial pressure of 1.70 MPa and 370°C temperature and
exhaust to a heating system at 0.17 MPa. The condensate from the heating system
is returned to the boiler at 65.5°C and the heating system utilizes from its intended
purpose 90% of the energy transferred from the steam it receives. The ηT is 70%. If
boiler efficiency is 80%, what is the cogeneration efficiency of the system in percent.
Neglect pump work.
11. In a cogeneration plant, steam enters the turbine at 4 MPa and 400°C. One fourth of
the steam is extracted from the turbine at 600 kPa pressure for process heating. The
remaining steam continues to expand to 10 kPa, the extracted steam is then
condensed and mixed with feedwater are constant pressure and the mixture is
pumped to the boiler pressure of 4 MPa. The mass flow rate of steam through the
boiler is 30 kg/sec. Disregarding any pressure drops and heat losses in the piping,
 and assuming the turbine and pump to be isentropic, how much process heat is
required in KW?

12. In a Rankine cycle the turbine work is 1,000 KJ/kg and pump work of

13 KJ/kg. If heat generated by generator is 2800 KJ/kg, what is the

efficiency of the cycle?

13. In a Reheat power plant the difference in enthalpy at the entrance and

exit is 550 KJ/kg for first stage and second stage is 750 KJ/kg. If both

stages has an efficiency of92% and heat added to boiler is 3,000

KJ/kg. Determine the plant cycle efficiency neglecting the pump work.

14. There are received 45 400 kg/hr of steam at 2.95 MPa, 485°C by a Rankine cycle.
Exhaust occurs at 0.1 MPaa.
A. The work (engine, KW)
15. An adiabatic feed pump in a steam cycle delivers water to a steam

generator at a temperature of 200°C and a pressure of 10 Mpa. The

water enters the pump as a saturated liquid at 180°C. If the power

supplied to the pump is 75 kw, determine the mass flow rate.

16. A Rankine cycle has a turbine unit with available enthalpy of 800

KJ/kg. The pump has also 10 KJ/kg energy available. Find the net
cycle output of the plant if mass now rate is 5 kg/so

17. The heating surface area of water tube boiler is 200 m2, what is the

equivalent rated boiler horsepower?

18. A small plant uses steam in its production area. A decision was made to use a
reheat cycle with steam, entering the turbine at 8.5 MPa and 480°C being reheated
at 1.2 MPa, 440°C and condensing at 0.007 MPa7kPA. Determine the percentage of
the total heat supplied constituted by the reheat.
19. A Carnot cycle uses steam as the working substance and operates

between pressures of 7 Mpa and 7 kpa. Determine the cycle thermal

efficiency.
20. The heating surface area of water tube boiler is 200 m^2 , what is the equivalent
rated boiler horsepower?
21. A water tube boiler has a heating surface area of 500 m^2 . For an developed boiler
hp of 285. Determine the percent rating of the boiler.
22. A steam engine have 10% brake thermal efficiency and delivers 750 kg/hr steam.
The enthalpy of engine entrance is 2800 KJ/Kg and condenser exit is 450 KJ/Kg .
Determine the brake power of the engine.
23. The indicated thermal efficiency of an steam engine is 60%. The engine entrance is
2700 KJ/Kg and exit is 2000 KJ/Kg. if the steam consumption is 800 kg/hr and
mechanical efficiency is 90%, what is the break power of the engine?
24. Steam enters the turbine at the rate if 2.5kg/sec with enthalpy of 3200 KJ/kg and
exhaust enthalphy of 1100KJ/kg. Steam is extracted from the turbine at the rate of
1Kg/sec for heating purposes with enthalpy of 2750 KJ/k. What is the turbine work.
25. A steam turbine has an entrance enthalpy of 3400KJ/kg and 2500KJ/kg exit. If the
generator generates 2430 KW and has 90% efficiency, what is the mass of the
steam entering the turbine?
26. Steam turbine in Rankine cycle has an exhaust enthalpy of 2650KJ/kg and delivers
0.8kg/s of steam. Determine the heat rejected from the condenser if enthalpy at exit
is 200KJ/kg.
27. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine from 2000 kpa, 400°C to 400 kpa, 250°C.
What is the effectiveness of the process in percent assuming an atmospheric
pressure uf 15°C. Neglect changes in kinetic and potential energy.
28. Steam enters the superheater of a boiler at a pressure of 25 bar and dryness of 0.98
and leaves at the same pressure at a temperature of 370°C. Calculate the heat
energy supplied per kg of steam supplied in the superheater.
29. Pump work of Rankine cycle is 15 KJ/kg. Density of water entering the pump is 958
kg/m3, If condenser pressure is 100 Kpa, what is the pressure at the entrance of tlie
turbine?
30. In a Rankine cycle the turbine work is 1,000 KJ/kg and pump work of 13 KJ/kg. If
heat generated by generator is 2800 KJ/kg, what is the efficiency of the cycle?