Gazi Universitesi/Gazi University Muhendislik-Mimarlik Fakijltesi/Faculty of

Engineering and Architecture Makina Muhendisligi Bolumu/Mechanical

Engineering Department Ankara/Turkiye

Instructor: Dr. Atilla Bykolu

Assistant: Murat Erba

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MM204E THERMODYNAMICS-II
THE HOMEWORK I
Due on: March 20 th, 2014

(40%) Ql. The Rankine Cycle is given below. The mass flow rate of working fluid entering the closed feed
water heater (CFWH) is 10% of mass flow rate leaving the first turbine stage. The working fluid (3) leaving
open feed water heater (OFWH) is at saturated liquid state. The condenser pressure is 10 kPa. The
temperature of working fluid leaving the boiler (6) is at 700 o C. The problem is specified for each student
according to the last two digit of the student number. For this purpose, t he boiler and OFWH pressures are
classified according to the last digit and the digit before the last one, respectively and presented in Table Q1.
The closed feed water heater pressure is half of boiler pressure. All the turbines and pumps are isentropic.
Prepare a table indicating state properties (temperature, pressure, quality, enthalpy, entropy) of the system
before solving the problem.
Table Q1. System pressures
Last two digit of the
student Number

0-9

1-8

2-7

3-6

4-5

(last digit)

10000

8000

6000

5000

4000

1000

800

400

600

500

Boiler Pressure (kPa)

(the digit before the
last one)
OFWH Pressure(kPa)
a)
b)
c)

Find thermal efficiency of cycle.

Find the gas extraction ratio (y) to the OFWH at the exit of second turbine (y)?
What is mass flow rate entering the boiler for 1000 MW net power production?

(30%) Q2. A regenerative Brayton Cycle with intercooler is given below. The maximum cycle
temperature is 1600 K. The air entering compressor is at 95kPa and 300 K. The pressure ratio
of first compressor is 5. The intercooler cools air back to 300 K (3). The pressure ratio of
second compressor is 6. The regenerator is ideal. The isentropic efficiency of compressors are
78%, the isentropic efficiency of turbine is 85%.

a)

What is thermal efficiency of the cycle?

b)

How much work is recovered using intercooler with respect to using one compressor with
the same total pressure ratio?

c)

What is back work ratio of the cycle?

(30%) Q3. Two stage refrigeration cycle is using R134 refrigerant. The temperature of vapor
leaving the condenser is 50 o C. The evaporator temperatures are -25 o C and 5 o C, respectively. The
isentropic efficiency of compressors are 75%. The half of the mass flow rate of refrigerant is
sent to Evaporator 1 and the rest to the evaporator 2.

a)

What is the coefficient of performance (COP) of system?

b)

Can you give an example to such a system that is used at your daily life?

Please give your homework with an appropriate cover page and stapled.