Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259822674
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.9, Problem 63P
A simple ideal Rankine cycle with water as the working fluid operates between the pressure limits of 4 MPa in the boiler and 20 kPa in the condenser and a turbine inlet temperature of 700°C. Calculate the exergy destruction in each of the components of the cycle when heat is being rejected to the atmospheric air at 15°C and heat is supplied from an energy reservoir at 750°C.
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