2) A steam power plant operates according to the simple ideal Rankine cycle. The pressure limits of the cycle are 9 MPa and 10 kPa, and the flow of water circulating in the cycle is 60 kg/s. It is required that the moisture content of the steam at the turbine outlet does not fall below 90 percent. Accordingly, calculate (a) the lowest possible turbine inlet temperature, (b) the heat supplied to the cycle, and (c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle by showing the cycle on a T-s diagram with saturated vapor and saturated liquid curves

2) A steam power plant operates according to the simple ideal Rankine cycle. The pressure limits of the cycle are 9 MPa and 10 kPa, and the flow of water circulating in the cycle is 60 kg/s. It is required that the moisture content of the steam at the turbine outlet does not fall below 90 percent. Accordingly, calculate (a) the lowest possible turbine inlet temperature, (b) the heat supplied to the cycle, and (c) the thermal efficiency of the cycle by showing the cycle on a T-s diagram with saturated vapor and saturated liquid curves

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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