PROBLEM SET 3

STEAM ENGINE, STEAM TURBINE, and GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS

DIRECTION: Copy the problem (it may be computerized) and place your solution next to the problem.
Box your final answer and write the corresponding letter beside the number. Use Long (8.5-in x 13-in)
Bond Paper for your problem set.

1. A steam engine develops 60 Bhp with saturated steam at 1034.25 Kpa absolute and exhaust at 124.11
Kpa. Steam consumption is 736.36 kg/hr. Calculate the indicated engine efficiency based on 90%
mechanical efficiency.
A. 69.74% B. 67.74% C. 66.74% D. 68.74%

2. The crank of a double acting steam engine rotates at 220 rpm. The bore and stroke of the steam
engine is 300 mm x 470 mm, and the mean effective pressure acting upon the piston is 4.5 kg/cm2. Find
the indicated horsepower developed in the cylinder.
A. 144.14 KW B. 144.14 hp C. 150.14 hp D. 153.51 KW

3. Steam enters a steam engine at 2 Mpa and 230°C and exit at 0.1 Mpa. Steam consumption is 1500
kg/hr. Determine the equivalent Rankine efficiency.
A. 31.22% B. 21.22% C. 33% D. 22.12%

4. The indicated efficiency of a steam engine is 65%. The engine entrance is 2600 KJ/kg and exit is 2100
KJ/kg. if steam consumption is 3000 kg/hr and mechanical efficiency is 90%, what is the brake power of
the engine?
A. 55 KW B. 84 KW C. 243.75 KW D. 70 KW
5. A steam engine 18" x 24" runs at 250 rpm. The diameter of piston rod is 3.5 in. The indicator card is
3.5 in long and the area of the head end is 1.96 sq. in. Area of the crank end card is 1.86 sq. in. Spring
scale is 800 lb. In the test, a Prony brake with 10 ft lever registered an average load on the scale of 100
psi/in. What is the mechanical efficiency of the engine?
A. 86.50% B. 88.00% C. 92.20% D. 84.10%

6. A steam engine has 10% brake thermal efficiency and consumes 750 kg/hr steam. The enthalpy of
steam at the entrance and exit of the engine are 2800 and 450 KJ/kg respectively. Determine the brake
power of the engine in KW.
A. 87 B. 76 C. 49 D. 35

7. Available enthalpy of turbine is Ah = 1200 KJ/kg, turbine efficiency is 75%, full load capacity is 4,300
kw. Find the full load steam consumption in kg/kw-hr.
A. 2.34 B. 4.51 C. 4.0 D. 7.45

8. A steam condenser receives 12 kg/s of steam with an enthalpy of 2670 KJ/kg. Steam condenses into a
liquid and leaves with an enthalpy of 260 KJ/kg. Cooling water passes through the condenser with
temperature increases from 13 degrees C to 28°C. Calculate the water flow rate in kg/s.
A. 533 B. 518 C. 460.50 D. 528
9. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine from 2500 kpa, 400°C to 350 kpa, 240°C. What is the
effectiveness of the process in percent assuming an atmospheric pressure of 15°C? Neglect changes in
kinetic and potential energy. Steam Properties are:
At 2500 Kpa and 400°C: h = 3239.3 s = 7.0148
At 350 Kpa and 240°C: h = 2945.8 s = 7.4174
A. 61 B. 72 C. 80 D. 86

10. A heat exchanger was installed purposely to cool 0.80 kg of gas per second. Molecular weight is 28
and k = 1.32. The gas is cooled from 150 °C to 70°C. Water is available at the rate of 0.50 kg/s and at a
temperature of 14°C. Calculate the exit temperature of the water in °C.
A. 48 B. 42 C. 46 D. 51.44

11. A steam turbine with 90% stage efficiency receives steam at 5 Mpa and 550°C and exhausts as 50
Kpa. Determine the turbine work.
At 5 Mpa and 550°C: h1 = 3550.3 S1 = 7.1218
At 50 Kpa: hf = 340.49 hfg = 2305.4
Sf = 1.091 Sfg = 6.5029
A. 117 KJ/kg B. 132 KJ/kg C. 964.60 KJ/kg D. 143 KJ/kg
12. A steam turbine with 92% stage efficiency receives steam at 7 Mpa and 550°C and exhausts as 20
Kpa. Determine the actual exhaust enthalpy.
A. 2413.89 KJ/kg B. 2389.07 KJ/kg C. 2341.9 KJ/kg D. 2541.9 KJ/kg

13. A steam turbine of 6 MW capacity has a Willan's line equation of m, = 5.5L + 3,200 kg/hr. Determine
the steam consumption at 73% load, kg/hr.
A. 27,290 B. 26,100 C. 30,000 D. 28,920

14. A 18,000 KW geothermal plant has a generator efficiency and turbine efficiency of 90% and 80%,
respectively. If the quality after throttling is 16% and each well discharges 220,000 kg/hr, determine the
number of wells are required to produce if the change of enthalpy at entrance and exit of turbine is 500
KJ/kg.
A. 4 wells B. 5 wells C. 6 wells D. 8 wells

15. In a 10 MW geothermal power plant, the mass flow of steam entering the turbine is 20 kg/sec. The
quality after throttling is 25% and enthalpy of ground water is 750 KJ/kg. Determine the overall efficiency
of the plant.
A. 7.4% B. 9.6% C. 16.67% D. 15.4%
16. A liquid dominated geothermal plant with a single flash separator receives water at 204°C. The
separator pressure is 1.04 Mpa. A direct contact condenser operates at 0.034 Mpa. The turbine has a
polytropic efficiency of 0.85. For a cycle output of 40 MW, what is the mass flow rate of the well-water in
kg/s?

At 204°C: hf = 870.51 KJ/kg

At 1.04 Mpa: hf = 770.38 hfg = 2009.2 hg= 2779.6 Sg = 6.5729

At 0.034 Mpa: hf = 301.40 hfg = 2328.8 Sg = 0.9793 Sfg = 6.7463

A. 2871 B. 2100 C. 1725.31 D. 2444

17. Ground water in a Geothermal Plant has a ground water flow of 46 kg/s. If the quality of hot water
entering the flash tank is 12%, find the mass of steam entering the turbine.

A. 5.52 kg/s B. 2.54 kg/s C. 3.40 kg/s D. 4.80 kg/s

18. In a 13 MW geothermal power plant, the mass flow of steam entering the turbine is 27 kg/s. The
quality after throttling is 23% and enthalpy of ground water is 730 KJ/kg. Determine the overall efficiency
of the plant.

A. 15.72% B. 15.49% C. 15.17% D. 15.38%

At 200 psia (saturated vapor): h=1199.3 Btu/lb s = 1.5466 Btu/lb-R

At 20 psia: sf= 0.3359 Btu/lb-R Sfg 1.3963 Btu/lb-R hf = 196.2 Btu/lb, hfg = 960.2

A. 960.2 Btu/lb B. 986.1 Btu/lb C. 1028.7 Btu/lb D. 1062.8 Btu/lb

20. A 150 MW turbo-generator requires 700,000 kg of steam per hour at rated load and 22,000 kg per
hour at zero load. Calculate the steam rate in kg/KW-hour at 75% of its rated load.

A. 5.83 B. 4.72 C. 3.54 D. 6.32

21. A 10 MW steam turbine-generator power plant has a full load steam rate of 5.5 kg/KW-hr. No load
steam consumption is around 10% of the full load steam consumption. Calculate the hourly steam
consumption at half load in kg/hr.

A. 30250 B. 29830 C. 32510 D. 31820