// Example 22_19 clc;funcprot(0); //Given data P=100;// MW p_2=80;// bar p_3=7;// bar p_5=0.05;// bar T_4=350;// °C // Calculation // From h-s chart: h_2=2990;// kJ/kg h_3=2350;// kJ/kg h_4=3170;// kJ/kg h_5=2180;// kJ/kg // From steam tables h_f6=138;// kJ/kg h_f7=697;// kJ/kg function[X]=mass(y) X(1)= (y(1)*(h_3-h_f7))-((1-y(1))*(h_f7-h_f6)); endfunction y=[0.1]; z=fsolve(y,mass); m=z(1); m_p=m*100;// Percentage of bled steam in % W=(h_2-h_3)+((1-m)*(h_4-h_5));// kJ/kg Q_s=(h_2-h_f7)+((1-m)*(h_4-h_3));// kJ/kg n=(W/Q_s)*100;// The efficiency of the power plant in % m_b=((P*10^3)/((h_2-h_3)+((1-m)*(h_4-h_5))));// tons/hr printf('\nThe percentage of bled steam=%0.1f percentage \nThe thermal efficiency of the cycle=%0.0f percentage \nBoiler generating rate=%0.0f tons/hr',m_p,n,m_b); // The answer provided in the textbook is wrong