A rankine cycle has the following operation conditions: Steam pressure, 2.5 mpa Steam temperature, 280C Exhaust pressure, 0.026mpa Indicated steam rate, 5.45 kg/kwh Mechanical efficiency, 90% For ideal cycle and engine, calculate a) the thermal efficiency b) the engine steam rate c) the actual condition of exhaust steam d) the steam flow rate in kg/hr. for 1MW generator output at 94% efficiency

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A rankine cycle has the following operation conditions:
Steam pressure, 2.5 mpa
Steam temperature, 280C
Exhaust pressure, 0.026mpa
Indicated steam rate, 5.45 kg/kwh
Mechanical efficiency, 90%

For ideal cycle and engine, calculate
a) the thermal efficiency
b) the engine steam rate
c) the actual condition of exhaust steam
d) the steam flow rate in kg/hr. for 1MW generator output at 94% efficiency

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