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Mechanical Engineering
Subject : Applied Thermodynamics DPP-18
Topic : Reheating in Rankine Cycle
1. MCQ 4. NAT

Which of the following statements regarding In a Reheat Rankine Cycle, the enthalpies at
effects of reheating of steam in a steam turbine is various states are given below.
true:
A. It decreases the specific output of the turbine.
B. It decreases cycle efficiency.
C. It increases blade erosion.
D. It improves the quality of exit steam.
2. MCQ
h1 = 3336.5 kJ/kg
Which of the following statements is not correct
h2 = 2814.4 kJ/kg
for regenerative steam cycle?
h3 = 3432.8 kJ/kg
A. It increases thermal efficiency.
h4 = 2367.7 kJ/kg
B. It reduces boiler capacity (TPH) for a given
h5 = 163.4 kJ/kg
output.
h6 = 172.4 kJ/kg
C. It reduces temperature stresses in the boiler
The efficiency of the cycle is %.
due to hotter feed.
5. NAT
D. The efficiency increases with increased
Steam at 100 bar and 500°C (h1 =
number of feed heaters.
3373.6 kJ⁄kg) enters a stream turbine that has
3. MCQ
one stage of reheat. The steam is exhausted
Choose the wrong statement: from the turbine at 0.7 bar and 85% dry. The
A. bleeding increases the thermodynamic net work developed by the turbine is 1600 kJ/
efficiency of turbine kg of steam. Neglecting pump work, the heat
B. bleeding increases the net power developed supplied in reheater kJ/kg (Correct up
by turbine to one decimal place). At 0.7 bar, hf =
163.38 kJ⁄kg & hfg = 2409.2 kJ/kg.
C. bleeding decreases the net power developed
by turbine
D. boiler is supplied with hot water due to
bleeding.
6. NAT 8. NAT

A power plant working on regenerative Rankine The steam consumption of steam engine is 20

Cycle with an open feed water heater h1 = 2922 tonnes per shift of 8 hours when developing 220

kJ⁄kg and h5 = 273 kJ⁄kg and bleed to kW. The specific enthalpies at outlet and

the feed water heater is 20% of the boiler steam inlet of the boiler are 2778.0 kJ⁄kg and

generation rate. The specific enthalpy at state 6 is 191.8 kJ⁄kg. The thermal efficiency of engine is
kJ/kg. % (Correct up to one decimal place).
9. NAT
In Reheat cycle shown below, the net power
outlet, when the stream flow is 250 kg/min is
kW.

7. MCQ
A steam turbine working on Rankine Cycle is
supplied with dry saturated steam at 12 bar and
10. MCQ
exhaust at 0.1 bar. The properties of steam at 12
In a regenerative Rankine cycle with one open
bar, sg = 6.519 kJ⁄kg-K.
feed water heater, for each kg steam entering the
hf = 798.4 kJ⁄kg and latent heat 1984.3 kJ⁄kg turbine, if m kg steam is having h1 specific
hf = 191.8 kJ⁄kg and latent heat = 2393 kJ⁄kg sf enthalpy and the specific enthalpy of water
= 0.649 kJ⁄kg-K and sfg = 7.502 kJ⁄kg-K entering the heater is h2 then h3, the specific
Neglecting pump work, what is the cycle enthalpy of saturated liquid leaving the heater is-
efficiency- A. h3  h 2  m(h1 -h2 )
A. 32.0%
B. h3  h1  m(h1 -h2 )
B. 22.3%
C. h3  h 2  mh1
C. 19.6%
D. h3  h1  mh2
D. 27.7%
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Answer Key
1. (D) 6. 802.8 (800 to 805)
2. (B) 7. (D)
3. (B) 8. 12.25 (11.5 to 13.0)
4. 41.7 (40 to 43) 9. 5500 (5490 to 5510)
5. 437.6 (435.0 to 440) 10. (A)
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Hints And Solutions

Solution:
1. (D)
c  20% or 0.2
Solution:

Reheating in Rankine cycle increases the quality ch1  1 c h5  h6

of steam at the turbine exit and also increases the
specific output of the turbine. 0.2  2922  0.8  273  h6
2. (B)
Solution: h6  802.8 kJ/kg
In regenerative cycle, the turbine work decreases
7. (D)
because some steam is extracted at intermediate
Solution:
pressure for regeneration. So, for the same output
the capacity (Tonnes of water evaporation Per
Hour) of the boiler increases.
3. (B)
Solution:
Due to bleeding, total mass of steam is not used
to produce turbine work. Some part of steam is
used in feed water heater. So, the net turbine
work decreases.

4. 41.7 (40 to 43) h1  h f  h fg 12 bar

Solution:

W  h1  h 2    h3  h 4   (h 6  h5 )  798.4 1984.3

η net

Qs h1  h6   (h3  h2 ) h1  2782.7 kJ / kg

η  0.4172 or 41.72 %
s1  s2
5. 437.6 (435.0 to 440.0)
s g  s f  x sfg
0.1 bar
Solution:
h  h  x h4 h 2  191.8  0.783(2393)
at 0.7 bar
f fg
 163.38  0.85 2409.2 x  0.783

h4  2211.2 kJ / kg h  h  x h2
0.1 bar

wnet  h1  h2   (h3  h4 ) f fg

h 2  191.8  0.783(2393)
qReheat  h3  h2  wnet  h4  h1

 1600  2211.2  3373.6

 h2  2065.52 kJ / kg
 437.6 kJ / kg h1  h2 2782.7  2065.5
η  
th
h h 2782.7 191.8
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6. 802.8 (800 to 805) ηth  0.277 or 27.7%

 = 420 + 940 − 40
8. 12.25 (11.5 to 13.0) = 1320 kJ⁄kg
Solution: Pout = ṁ wnet

W P 250
ηth = = (h −h ) = × 1320 = 5500 kW
Q̇ m
s s out in 60
8 3600  220 10. (A)

20000  (2278 191.8)

ηth  12.25%

9. 5500 (5490 to 5510)

mh1 + (1 − m)h2 = h3
Solution:
mh1 + h2 − mh2 = h3
wnet = (h3 − h4) + (h5 − h6) − wp
h2 + m(h1 − h2) = h3
= (2830 − 2410) + (2960 − 2020) − (380
− 340)

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