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    Power Plant Engineering

    Dr. Archie B. Maglaya, DME, DLSU

    Problem Set No. 3 Steam Power Plant “Steam Turbine Performance Parameters”

    1. A steam turbo-generator has a full load rating of 20 MW at throttle condition of 2.5 MPa and
    320C. The steam exhaust to a condenser at 620 mm Hg vacuum referred to a 754 torr
    barometer. At full load the turbine engine efficiency is 75%.
    Determine:
    a. The overall steam rate. Ans. 5.62 kg/kW-hr
    b. The ideal heat rate. Ans. 3.3 kJ/kW-s
    c. The developed boiler hp required to generate this steam at 1.15 factor of evaporation.
    Ans. 8259.42 bo. hp.
    d. The Rankine Engine Efficiency. Ans. 30.34%

    2. Steam entering the turbine has a rate of 10 kg/s with enthalpy of 3400 kJ/kg and 2600 kJ/kg
    at the exhaust. If 100 KW of heat is rejected from turbine casing, what is the turbine power?
    Ans. 7900 KW

    3. A steam turbine has an entrance enthalpy of 3050 kJ/kg. The exit has 2500 KJ/kg. Determine
    the actual enthalpy after isentropic expansion if stage efficiency is 90%. Ans. 2555 kJ/kg
    4. A steam enters the turbine at the rate of 11000 kg/hr with enthalpies 3000 kJ/kg and 1000
    kJ/kg at the entrance and exhaust respectively. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 3500
    kg/hr for feedwater heating purposes with enthalpy of 2700 kJ/kg. Calculate the turbine
    power. Ans. 4458.33 kW
    5. A steam turbine has an entrance enthalpy of 3400 kJ/kg and 2500 kJ/kg at exit. If generator
    generates 2430 KW and has 90% efficiency, what is the mass of steam entering the turbine?
    Ans. 10800 kg/hr

    6. A turbine has an efficiency of 75% and a kilowatt output of 5500 at full load. If the available
    isentropic energy is 1200 kJ/kg, determine the steam flow at the turbine per hour.
    Ans. 22000 kg/hr

    7. The available energy during isentropic expansion of a turbine is 1450 kJ/kg, efficiency of the
    engine is 70% and the power output at full load is 5.5 MW. What is the engine steam rate at
    full load in kg/kW-hr? Ans. 3.55 kg/kW-hr
    8. A Rankine cycle has a turbine unit with available energy of 800 kJ/kg. The pump has also
    10 kJ/kg energy available. Find the net cycle output of the plant if steam mass flow rate is
    5 kg/s. Ans. 3950 kW

    9. A supercritical power plant generates steam at 25 MPa and 5600C. The condenser pressure is
    7.0 kPa. Determine the dryness factor of the exhaust steam if it expands through a turbine in
    this power plant. Ans. 73.3%
    10. Steam enters a turbine at 1.4 MPa and 3200C. The turbine internal efficiency is 70%, and
    the total power requirement is 800 kW. The exhaust is to back pressure system, maintained
    at 175 kPa. Find the steam mass flow rate. Ans. 2.62 kg/s

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