/* Example Problem 4.10 *************************** */ // a) Turbine power // Mass balance 0 = mdot1 - mdot2 0 = mdot3 - mdot4 0 = mdot4 - mdot5 // Energy balance Wdot = mdot1 * (h1 - h2) + mdot3 * (h3 - h5) // known conditions p1=14.7 // lbf/in2 T1=860 // R p2=14.7 T2=720 // R av1=2*10^5 // ft3/min rbar=1545 m=28.97 mdot3=275 p3=40 T3=562 x5=0.93 p5=1 p4=p3 // Mass flow rate and properties mdot1 = av1 * p1 * 144 / (rbar/m) / T1 h1 = h_T("Air", T1) h2 = h_T("Air", T2) h3= h_PT("Water/Steam", p3, T3) h5 = hsat_Px("Water/Steam", p5, x5) // b) Temperature at turbine input: T4 // balance of energy in the boiler 0 = mdot1 * (h1 - h2) + mdot3 * (h3 - h4) T4 = T_Ph("Water/Steam", p4, h4) T4F = T4 - 460 // c) Gain ($/year) for 8000 h of annual operation VA = Wdot * 60 / 3413 * 8000 * 0.08