A medium size power station is used to produce 30 MW net power for a refinery. The station uses steam as the operating fluid and operates according to the Carnot cycle between the pressure limits of 0.4 bar and 35 bar. Steam enters the boiler as a saturated liquid and leaves it as a dry saturated vapour. (v) Calculate the specific heat provided to the boiler, the specific work extracted from the power station and the mass flow rate of the steam circulating in the cycle

A medium size power station is used to produce 30 MW net power for a refinery. The station uses steam as the operating fluid and operates according to the Carnot cycle between the pressure limits of 0.4 bar and 35 bar. Steam enters the boiler as a saturated liquid and leaves it as a dry saturated vapour. (v) Calculate the specific heat provided to the boiler, the specific work extracted from the power station and the mass flow rate of the steam circulating in the cycle

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter28: Special Refrigeration Applications

Section: Chapter Questions

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