While steam power cycles provide much of the electricity that powers the United States, not all thethermal energy used to generate the steam comes from burning fossil fuels. Below is a high-levelschematic of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant that uses a sodium-/potassium-nitrate molten saltto absorb solar thermal energy which is then transferred to steam to run a superheat Rankine cycle.Parabolic mirrors (receivers) concentrate solar energy onto pipes carrying the molten salt. As the moltensalt flows through these tubes, it absorbs the reflected solar energy and eventually transfers this energyto steam in a heat exchanger (boiler). For your ensuing analysis, you may assume that the boiler andcondenser operate isobarically.Molten saltor oilReceiverPumpwwwwwwwimmTurbineHeatexchangerElectricgeneratorCondenserWarm waterFeedwater pumpPumpMakeup waterCooling tower\/\/I\/10Viviv j"iCooled waterThe net power output of the steam cycle is 40 MW. If the pressure bounds on the cycle are 5 MPaand 300 kPa, and the steam enters the turbine at 450°C and exits the condenser at 100°C, what isthe mass flow rate of the steam? Assume that both the turbine and pump operate isentropically

Solution: Given Data: W.net=40 MWP1=5 MPaP2=300 kPaT1=450oCT2=100oC To Find: The mass flow rate of…

The net power output of the steam cycle is 40 MW. If the pressure bounds on the cycle are 5 MPa and 300 kPa, and the steam enters the turbine at 450°C and exits the condenser at 100°C, what is the mass flow rate of the steam? Assume that both the turbine and pump operate isentropically

The net power output of the steam cycle is 40 MW. If the pressure bounds on the cycle are 5 MPa and 300 kPa, and the steam enters the turbine at 450°C and exits the condenser at 100°C, what is the mass flow rate of the steam? Assume that both the turbine and pump operate isentropically

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

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Chapter36: Refrigeration Applied To Air-conditioning

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