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1. A geothermal power plant uses geothermal water 2.

In a geothermal power plant, the enthalpies of the


extracted at 160°C at a rate of 440 kg/s as the heat ground water and the turbine inlet are 1500 kJ/kg
source and produces 22 MW of net power. If the and 3500 kJ/kg respectively. If the enthalpy of the
environment temperature is 25°C, determine: hot water in the flash tank is 700 kJ/kg and the mass
(a) the actual thermal efficiency, flow rate of steam is 15 kg/s, what is the mass flow
(b) the maximum possible thermal efficiency rate of ground water?
(c) the actual rate of heat rejection from this
power plant.

3. A certain geothermal power plant’s pressure at the


turbine discharge is 16.235 kPa. The enthalpy at the
inlet and outlet of the turbine are 2795.7 kJ/kg and
2070 kJ/kg respectively. The amount of saturated
steam produced is 561,000 kg/hr. Determine the
maximum amount of power in KW that the plant can
generate.
Turbine efficiency = 73%
Mechanical loss = 2% of the shaft power
Generator efficiency = 95%
4. A flashed steam geothermal power plant is located 6. A geothermal power plant with an actual thermal
where underground hot water is available as efficiency of 10% uses geothermal water which is
saturated liquid at 700 kPa. The well head pressure extracted at 200°C with an outside temperature of
is 600 kPa. The flashed steam enters a turbine at 500 25°C. Find the heat rate if the plant produces 30MW
kPa and expands to 15 kPa, when it is condensed. of net power.
The flow rate from the well is 29.6 kg/sec.
Determine the power produced in kW.

7. The design geothermal power plant in India


5. A geothermal power plant has a generator efficiency
generates a net power of 10,000 kW. During its
and turbine efficiency of 90% and 80% respectively.
operation, the geothermal water is extracted from the
If the quality after throttling is 20% and having 4
drilling well at 180°C with a rate of 200 kg/s as the
wells with a capacity of 200,000 kg/hr each,
heat source. Using the reinjection well, the
determine the capacity of the plant if the change of
geothermal water leaves the plant at 80°C.
enthalpy at the turbine is 500 kJ/kg.
Determine the actual thermal efficiency of the plant.
8. A geothermal power plant uses pressurized 9. What is the mass flow rate of hot water (kg/hr) in
geothermal water at 15 MPa and 240°C to enter the each well if there are 5 wells in a geothermal power
flash chamber and maintained at 1.5 MPa. The steam plant with a plant output of 15,000 kW and an
with a rate of 60 kg/s is produced and enters the efficiency of 80%? The pressurized ground water is
turbine at 1.5 MPa and exhaust at 1atm. If the at 200bar and 300°C. It leaves the wells to enter the
discharge well is designed with a flow capacity of flash chamber maintained at 15 bar.
150,000 kg/hr of hot water, how many wells are
required?

10. The mass flow rate of ground water at a certain


geothermal power plant is 550 kg/s. The quality after
throttling is 16%. The change in enthalpy of steam in
the inlet and outlet of turbine is 1500 kJ/kg.
Determine the work of the turbine in MW.

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