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Fig. 8.3 Turbine-generator for binary cycle. Fig. 8.4 Condenser with cooling water.

With the usual assumptions of negligible potential and kinetic energy terms
together with steady, adiabatic operation, the power is found from
_ t5m
W _ wf ðh1 2 h2 Þ 5 m
_ wf ηt ðh1 2 h2s Þ ð8:1Þ
where ηt is the isentropic turbine efficiency, which is a known quantity. For a given
working fluid, the thermodynamic properties can easily be found from tables or corre-
lations for whatever design parameters are chosen. The desired turbine power output
will then determine the required working fluid mass flow rate.

8.2.2 Condenser analysis

Again the basic working equation is the same as for condensers in flash or dry-steam
plants; see Fig. 8.4.
The heat that must be rejected from the working fluid to the cooling medium, be
it water (shown here) or air, is given by
Q_ c 5 m
_ wf ðh2 2 h3 Þ ð8:2Þ
The relationship between the flow rates of the working fluid and the cooling water is
m _ wf ðh2 2 h3 Þ
_ cw ðhy 2 hx Þ 5 m ð8:3Þ
or
m _ wf ðh2 2 h3 Þ
_ cw cðTy 2 Tx Þ 5 m ð8:4Þ
since the cooling water may be taken as having a constant specific heat c for the small
temperature range from inlet to outlet. To dissipate the required amount of waste
heat, a cooling tower with a specified range, Ty 2 Tx, will need a mass flow rate deter-
mined by eq. (8.4).

8.2.3 Feed pump analysis

Using the same kind of assumptions as for the other components, the power imparted
to the working fluid from the feed pump (see Fig. 8.5) is
_ p 5m
W _ wf ðh4 2 h3 Þ 5 m
_ wf ðh4s 2 h3 Þ=ηp ð8:5Þ
where ηp is the isentropic pump efficiency.