Questions - Reheat & Regeneration
Questions - Reheat & Regeneration
A steam power station uses the following cycle: Steam at boiler outlet – 150 bar, 550°C,
Reheat at 40 bar to 550°C, Condenser at 0.1 bar. Using the Mollier chart and assuming
ideal processes, find the (a) quality at turbine exhaust, (b) cycle efficiency, and (c) steam
rate.
2. Steam at a pressure of 15 bar and 250°C is expanded through a turbine at first to a pressure
of 4 bar. It is then reheated at constant pressure to the initial temperature of 250°C and is
finally expanded to 0.1 bar. Using Mollier chart, estimate the work done per kg of steam
flowing through the turbine and amount of heat supplied during the process of reheat.
Compare the work output when the expansion is direct from 15 bar to 0.1 bar without any
reheat. Assume all expansion processes to be isentropic.
3. A steam power plant operates on a theoretical reheat cycle. Steam at boiler at 150 bar,
550°C expands through the high pressure turbine. It is reheated at a constant pressure of
40 bar to 550°C and expands through the low pressure turbine to a condenser at 0.1 bar.
Draw T-s and h-s diagrams. Find: (i) Quality of steam at turbine exhaust, (ii) Cycle
efficiency, (iii) Steam rate in kg/kWh.
4. In a single-heater regenerative cycle the steam enters the turbine at 30 bar, 400°C and the
exhaust pressure is 0.10 bar. The feed water heater is a direct contact type which operates
at 5 bar. Find : (i) The efficiency and the steam rate of the cycle, (ii) The increase in mean
temperature of heat addition, efficiency and steam rate as compared to the Rankine cycle
(without regeneration). Pump work may be neglected.
5. A steam turbine is fed with steam having an enthalpy of 3100 kJ/kg. It moves out of the
turbine with an enthalpy of 2100 kJ/kg. Feed heating is done at a pressure of 3.2 bar with
steam enthalpy of 2500 kJ/kg. The condensate from a condenser with an enthalpy of 125
kJ/kg enters into the feed heater. The quantity of bled steam is 11200 kg/h. Find the power
developed by the turbine. Assume that the water leaving the feed heater is saturated liquid
at 3.2 bar and the heater is direct mixing type. Neglect pump work.