// scilab Code Exa 4.3 Calculations on Steam Turbine Plant p1=82.75; // Turbine Inlet Pressure in bar T1=510; // Turbine Entry Temperature in Degree Celsius pc=0.042; // Condenser Pressure in bar H=3420; n_e=0.85; gamma=1.4; n_st1=0.85; p2=22.75; // for regenerative cycle hs(1)=121.4; // from steam tables and mollier chart p(6)=p2; // pressure at bleed point 1 Hs(6)=3080; // Enthalpy of steam at bleed point 1 h1s=931; hs(6)=h1s; // Enthalpy of water at bleed point 1 H_22=H-(n_st1*(H-h1s)); p(5)=10.65; // pressure at bleed point 2 Hs(5)=2950; // Enthalpy of steam at bleed point 2 hs(5)=772; // Enthalpy of water at bleed point 2 p(4)=4.35; // pressure at bleed point 3 Hs(4)=2730; // Enthalpy of steam at bleed point 3 hs(4)=612; // Enthalpy of water at bleed point 3 p(3)=1.25; // pressure at bleed point 4 Hs(3)=2590; // Enthalpy of steam at bleed point 4 hs(3)=444; // Enthalpy of water at bleed point 4 p(2)=0.6; // pressure at bleed point 5 Hs(2)=2510; // Enthalpy of steam at bleed point 5 hs(2)=360; // Enthalpy of water at bleed point 5 m=1; h_c=121.4; x=0.875; disp(x,"(a)the final state at point C is") for i=2:6 alpha(i)=(Hs(i)-hs(i-1))/(Hs(i)-hs(i)); m=m*alpha(i); end disp("kg",m,"(b)The mass of steam raised per kg of steam reaching the condenser is") // part(c) thermal efficiency with feed heating H_c=2250; h_n=hs(6); n_th=1-((H_c-h_c)/(m*(H-h_n))); hr_t=3600/n_th; //(c) the improvement in thermal efficiency and heat rate c=H-H_c; d=H-h_c; n_R=(H-H_c)/(H-h_c); hr_R=3600/n_R; deln_th=(n_th-n_R)/n_R; disp ("%",deln_th*100,"(c)therefore, the improvement in efficiency is") delhr_t=(hr_R-hr_t)/hr_R; disp ("%",delhr_t*100," and, the improvement in heat rate is") // part(d) decrease of steam flow to the condenser per kWh due to feed heating q_s=m*(H-h_n); q_r=H_c-h_c; w_t=q_s-q_r; wt_m=w_t/m; sf_r=3600/wt_m; s_c=sf_r/m; // without feed heating wt_f=H-H_c; m_wf=3600/wt_f; sr_c=(m_wf-s_c)/m_wf; disp ("%",sr_c*100,"(d)the decrease in steam reaching the condenser is") disp("comment: the calculation for the improvement in efficiency is wrong in the book.")