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An ideal reheat Rankine cycle operates between the pressure limits of 10 kPa and 8 MPa, with reheat being done at 4 MPa. The temperature of steam at the inlets of both turbines is 500°C and the enthalpy of steam is 3185 kJ/kg at the exit of the high pressure turbine and 2247 kJ/kg at the exit of low pressure turbine. The enthalpy of water at the exit from the pump is 191 kJ/kg. Use the following table for relevant data.
Disregarding the pump work, the cycle efficiency (in percentage) is ______.
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- 40.7%
- 36%
- 40%
- 45%
Correct Option: A
WHP = h2 – h3
WLP = h4 –h5
Net work WT = WHP + WLP = (h2 – h3) + (h4 – h5) Given:
h1 = 191 kJ/kg
h2 = 3399 kJ/kg
h3 = 3185 kJ/kg
h4 = 3446 kJ/kg
h5 = 2247 kJ/kg