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The document is a solution to a thermodynamics problem involving a steam power plant operating on a Rankine cycle during the day and using waste heat at night to power a secondary R-12 refrigerant power plant also operating on a Rankine cycle. It calculates that the R-12 cycle would produce 10,837 kW of power with a thermal efficiency of 16.8% given that the steam plant produces 20 MW and condenses at 2 bar, both turbines have an isentropic efficiency of 85%.

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The document is a solution to a thermodynamics problem involving a steam power plant operating on a Rankine cycle during the day and using waste heat at night to power a secondary R-12 refrigerant power plant also operating on a Rankine cycle. It calculates that the R-12 cycle would produce 10,837 kW of power with a thermal efficiency of 16.8% given that the steam plant produces 20 MW and condenses at 2 bar, both turbines have an isentropic efficiency of 85%.

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THERMODYNAMICS 201 2004

Q1 A steam power plant operates on the Rankine cycle. The high pressure steam is at 60 bar and 500
o
C
at entry to the turbine. The turbine produces 20 MW of power. The condenser pressure is 2 bar.

During day time operation the waste heat from the condenser is used for process heating. During
night time operation the waste heat is used in a R-12 power plant that also operates on the Rankine
cycle. The refrigerant cycle uses vapour with no superheat at 80
o
C at entry to the turbine and
condenses at 10
o
C.

Assuming no heat losses and negligible power usage at the pumps, calculate the power output from
the R-12 cycle and the thermal efficiency of the plant. The isentropic efficiency of both turbines is
85%. (This question very similar to Q1 1997)
SOLUTION

WATER/VAPOUR CYCLE.
h
4
=h
f
@ 2 bar =505 kJ /kg h
1
=h
4
=505 kJ /kg
h
2
=h @ 60 bar and 500
o
C =3421 kJ /kg
s
2
=s @ 60 bar and 500
o
C =6.879 kJ /kg K
s
3
=s
2
=6.879 kJ /kg K =s
f
+x s
fg
@ 2bar
6.879 =1.530+5.597x x =0.9557
h
3
=h
f
+x h
fg
@ 2bar =505 + 0.9557 x 2202 =2609.4 kJ /kg
Power out =20 000 kW =m
s
x
I
(3421 - 2609.4)
20 000 =m
s
x 0.85 (3421 - 2609.4)
m
s
=20 000/689.8 =29 kg/s
We need to find h
3
. 0.85
2609.4 3421
h 3421
3
=


h
3
=2731 kJ /kg
Check Power out =29(3421 - 2731) =20 000 kW
Heat lost from the condenser =29(h
3
h
4
) =29(2731 505) =64554 kW
This becomes the heat input to the evaporator in the R-12 cycle.

R-12 CYCLE
h
R2
=h
g
at 80
o
C =212.83 kJ /kg
h
R1
=h
R4
=h
f
@ 10
o
C =45.37 kJ /kg
(in) =64554 =m
R
(212.83 - 45.37) m
R
=385.48 kg/s
s
R2
=s
g
at 80
o
C =0.6673 kJ /kg K =s
R3
=s
f
+x s
fg
@ 10
o
C =0.1752 +x(0.6921 - 0.1752)
x =(0.6673 - 0.1752)/0.5169 =0.952
h
R3
=h
f
+x h
fg
@ 10
o
C =45.37 +0.952(191.74 - 45.37) =184.72 kJ /kg
Power output =m
R
(h
R2
- h
R3
) =385.48 (212.83 - 184.72) =10 837 kW

Thermal efficiency P(out)/ (in) =10 837/ 64554 =0.168 or 16.8%

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