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Rankine Cycle Calculation OTEC
Rankine Cycle Calculation OTEC
Twso
=28c
Twso
=24c
T
leakage
Tcsi = 4c
Tcso = 8c
3
2
s
For Evaporator :
QE = (UA)E(Tm)E
QE =10kW
(UA)E =5kW/K
Thus, (Tm)E = 2c
By using log mean temperature difference equation, T E can be calculated
(Tm)E = (Twsi-Twso)/ln [(Twsi-TE)/(Twso-TE)]
So,
TE =23.37 c
For condenser :
Qc = (UA)c(Tm)c
Qc =9kW
(UA)c =3kW/K
Thus, (Tm)c = 3c
To find h4, specific enthalpy of the condenser must add with work of working pump.
h4= h3 + Wwp
Wwp = (P4-PC)* vf
P1=P4 = 969.87kPa (assume no pressure drop)
vf is specific volume of saturated liquid at Tc
WPump =( 962.965 601.521)( 0.0015985)
=0.578 kJ/kg
h4 = h3 + WPump
= -718.748 +0.578
h4 = -718.170 kJ/kg
To find h2, firstly calculates the quality, x
x = (s-sf)/(sg-sf)
s1=s2 ( isentropic turbine )
s2=10.0329 kJ/kg.K
At TC = 9.44c
sf = 5.853 kJ/kg.K
sg = s3 = 10.198 kJ/kg.K
So quality,x = 0.961
h2 =x*hg +(1-x)hf
= (0.961)( 508.535) +(1-0.961)( -718.748)
= 460.916 kJ/kg