Q4) Steam generated in a power plant at a pressure of 5500 kPa and a temperature of 420°C is fed to a turbine. Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 20 kPa where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which then pumped to the boiler. Determine the thermal efficiency of a Rankin cycle operating at these conditions.

Q4) Steam generated in a power plant at a pressure of 5500 kPa and a temperature of 420°C is fed to a turbine. Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 20 kPa where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which then pumped to the boiler. Determine the thermal efficiency of a Rankin cycle operating at these conditions.

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