1.

Find the specific volume and enthalpy

of steam at 9bar when the condition of
steam is (a) wet with dryness fraction
0.98 (b) dry saturated and (c) super
heated, the temperature of steam 240°C.
2. Find the internal energy of unit mass
of steam at a pressure of 7bar (1)
when its quality is 0.8 (2) when it is
dry and saturated and (3) super
heated, the degree of super heat being
65°C. The specific heat of
superheated steam at constant
pressure is 2.277 kJ/kg K
3. 2.5 kg of steam is heated at
constant pressure of 250kPa and
100°C until temperature is 250°C.
Using mollier chart Find the
amount of heat added and change
in entropy.
 Rankine cycle
1.In a steam power plant working on a
ideal rankine cycle, the inlet
condition of the turbine is 20bar and
350°C and the exhaust pressure is
0.08bar. Determine the net work and
cycle efficiency of the
turbine.(Answer Net work =
959.142kJ/kg, efficiency = 32.374%)
2. Dry saturated steam is supplied
to a steam turbine at 12bar and
after expansion its condenser
pressure is 1 bar. Find the rankine
cycle efficiency. Neglect the feed
pump work.(Answer Ƞ = 17.97%)
1. Steam at a pressure of 15 bar abs. and 250oC is expanded
through a turbine at first to a pressure of 4 bar abs. It is then
reheated at constant pressure to the initial temperature of
250oC and is finally expanded to 0.1 bar abs. Using Mollier
chart, estimate the work done per kg of stem flowing
through turbine and amount of heat supplied during the
process of reheat. Compare the work output when
expansion is direct from 15 bar abs. to 0.1 bar abs. without
any reheat. Assume all expansion process to isentropic.
2. A turbine is supplied with steam at a pressure of 32 bar and
a temperature of 400oC. The steam then expands
isentropically to a pressure of 0.08 bar. Find the dryness
fraction at the end of expansion and thermal efficiency of
the cycle. If the steam is reheated at 5.5 bar to a
temperature of 400oC and then expanded isentropically to a
pressure of 0.08 bar, what will be the dryness fraction and
thermal efficiency of the cycle?
3. In an ideal constant volume cycle, the pressure,
temperature and volume at the beginning of the cycle
are 1.2 bar, 35°C and 0.5m3 respectively. At the end
of the compression stroke, the pressure is 12 bar. 315
kJ of heat is added per kg of gas during constant
volume heating process. Calculate the pressure,
temperature and volume at all points. Also find out
the air standard efficiency of the cycle
4. A steam power plant working on a simple rankine
cycle operated between the temperature 0f 240°C and
90°C. The steam is dry and saturated when it enters
the turbine and expanded isentropically. Find the
rankine efficiency.
1. Steam at a pressure of 15 bar abs. and 250oC is expanded
through a turbine at first to a pressure of 4 bar abs. It is then
reheated at constant pressure to the initial temperature of
250oC and is finally expanded to 0.1 bar abs. Using Mollier
chart, estimate the work done per kg of stem flowing through
turbine and amount of heat supplied during the process of
reheat. Compare the work output when expansion is direct
from 15 bar abs. to 0.1 bar abs. without any reheat. Assume all
expansion process to isentropic.

2. Consider a steam power plant that operates on the ideal reheat

Rankine cycle. The plant maintains the inlet of the high-
pressure turbine at 4MPa and 300°C, the inlet of the low –
pressure turbine at 1.4MPa and 300°C, and the condenser
pressure at 75 kPa. The net power produced by this plant is
5000 kW. Determine the rate of heat addition and rejection and
thermal efficiency of the cycle.
3. A simple ideal Rankine cycle with water as the
working fluid operates between the pressure limits
of 17.5 MPa in the boiler and 30 kPa in the
condenser. What is the minimum temperature
required at the turbine inlet such that the quality
of steam leaving the turbine is not below80
percent. When operated at this temperature, what
is the thermal efficiency of this cycle?
Consider a steam power plant operating on
the ideal reheat Rankine cycle. Steam enters
the high pressure turbine at 15MPa and 600
deg C and is condensed in the condenser at a
pressure of 10 kPa. If the moisture content of
the steam at the exit of the low-pressure
turbine is not to exceed 10.4 percent.
Determine (a) the pressure at which the
steam should be reheated and (b) the thermal
efficiency of the cycle. Assume the steam is
reheated to the inlet temperature of high-
pressure turbine.
 Regenerative cycle
In a regenerative cycle, the steam
pressure at turbine inlet is 30 bar and
exhaust is at 0.04 bar. The steam is
initially saturated. Enough steam is
bled off at the optimum pressure of 3
bar to heat the feed water. Determine
the cycle efficiency. Neglect pump
work.
 Reheat-Regenerative cycle
Ideal reheat regenerative cycle operates with steam as
working fluid. Steam enters at 50 bar and 500 deg C,
where it expands till it is saturated vapour. It is reheated
at constant pressure to 400 deg C and then expands in the
intermediate turbine to appropriate minimum pressure
such that part of the steam bled at this pressure heats
and feed water to a temperature of 200 deg C. The
remainder expands to a pressure of 0.1 bar in L.P. turbine.
Determine the minimum pressure at which bleeding is
necessary and the quantity of steam bleed per kg of flow
at the turbine inlet. And also compute thermal efficiency
of the plants.
A steam power plant operates on a theoretical
reheat cycle. Steam at a boiler pressure of 185 bar
and temperature 540°C expands through the high
pressure turbine. It is reheated at a constant
pressure of 40 bar to 540°C and expands through
the low pressure turbine to a condenser at 0.1 bar.
Find (i) the quality of steam turbine exhaust, cycle
efficiency and the steam rate. (ii) If enough steam is
bled off at the pressure of 40 bar to heat the feed
water. Calculate the cycle efficiency (neglecting
reheating process). (c) Draw the separate T-s and h-
s diagrams for both cases.
The following data relate to a regenerative steam power
plant generating 22500 kW energy, the alternator directly
coupled to steam turbine :
Condition of steam supplied to the steam turbine ... 80 bar,
400°C
Condenser pressure …0.07 bar
Pressure at which steam is bled from the steam turbine ... 3
bar
Turbine efficiency of each portion of expansion ... 87 per cent
Neglecting the pump work in calculating the input to the
boiler, determine :
(i) The steam bled per kg of steam supplied to the turbine.
(ii) The steam generated per hour if the 9 percent of the
generator output is used to run the pumps.
(iii) The overall efficiency of the plant.