Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle

Sethi Upasna Vijay

Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle

January 2017

Vol-3, Issue-1

Paper ID: 3668

ISSN: 2395-4396

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Research Area

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

Rankine cycle steam-turbine efficiency Feed Water Heater (FWH) irreversibility reheat cycle regeneration condenser

Abstract

Today, most of the electricity produced throughout the world is from steam power plants. However, electricity is being produced by some other power generation sources such as hydropower, gas power, bio-gas power, solar cells, etc. This paper deals with steam cycles used in power plants. Thermodynamic analysis of the Rankine cycle has been undertaken to enhance the efficiency and reliability of steam power plants. The thermodynamic deviations resulting in non-ideal or irreversible functioning of various steam power plant components have been identified. A comparative study between the Carnot cycle and Rankine cycle efficiency has been analyzed resulting in the introduction of regeneration in the Rankine cycle. Factors affecting efficiency of the Rankine cycle have been identified and analyzed for improved working of thermal power plants.

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#	Name	Institute / Affiliation
1	Sethi Upasna Vijay	Vadodara Institute of Engineering

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Vijay, Sethi Upasna (2017). Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 3(1), 307-314.

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Vijay, Sethi Upasna. "Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 307-314.

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Sethi Upasna Vijay, "Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 307-314, 2017.

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Vijay Sethi Upasna. Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2017;3(1):307-314.

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Vijay, Sethi Upasna (2017) 'Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 3(1), pp. 307-314.

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Vijay, Sethi Upasna. "Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 3, no. 1 (2017): 307-314.

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Vijay, Sethi Upasna. "Theoretical analysis of a thermal power plant working on a Rankine cycle and Carnot cycle." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 3, no. 1 (2017): 307-314.