A. Calculate the thermal efficiency of a Rankine cycle in which the steam is initially dry saturated at 2 Mpa and the condenser pressure 7kN/m2 . Express this efficiency as a percentage of a Carnot cycle efficiency of the same limits of temperature.

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A. Calculate the thermal efficiency of a Rankine cycle in which the steam is initially dry saturated at 2 Mpa and the condenser pressure 7kN/m2 . Express this efficiency as a percentage of a Carnot cycle efficiency of the same limits of temperature. B. If the steam leaves the boiler at 3500C with the same pressure of the boiler and condenser given above. Explain why the Rankine efficiency in (A) is less than in (B), and why the ratio of efficiencies of the respective Rankine and Carnot is grater. Ans [ 88.3%, 49.9%]

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