Vapour Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M .

Mallikarjuna

5.8 Closed Feed Water Heater:

TURBINE
5 (1-m1)
I II
1 kg

6 m1 kg 7
BOILER PUMP
3

CONDE
4
NSER

x 2
m1
3 1

DRAINCOOLER 2

1 kg
PUMP
(a)

1 kg 5

4 m1 kg
3
T 6

2 (1-m1) kg
1 7

s
(b)

Fig.5.8. Closed feed water heater

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Vapour Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M . Mallikarjuna

Regeneration here is single stage, while turbine is of two stages. The extracted steam

of mass m1 kg is completely condensed in the heater and this liquid is first passed

through a drain cooler and then enters the condenser where it mixes with the main

condensate of mass (1-m1) kg. This liquid from the condenser is first heated from state

2 to state x in the drain cooler and then from state x to state 3 in heater. If we assume

perfect heat exchange in water heater, then the feed water as well as the condensate of

the extracted steam will leave the feed water heater at state 3. Similarly in the drain

cooler, the liquid coming from heater will get cooled to the temperature t2 of the

condensate from the pump.

Let, m1 = mass of extracted steam per kg steam supplied to the turbine.

Heat balance for drain cooler gives,

m1 (h 3 - h 2 ) = 1(h x - h 2 )

h x = h 2 + m1 (h 3 - h 2 )

Heat balance for feed heater gives,

m1 (h 6 - h 3 ) = (h 3 - h x ) = h 3 - h 2 - m1 (h 3 - h 2 )

m1 {(h 6 - h 3 ) + (h 3 - h 2 )} = (h 3 - h 2 )

h3 - h 2
m1 =
h6 - h2

Since, h 2 ≈ h1

h 3 - h1
m1 =
h 6 - h1
(h 5 - h 7 ) - m1 (h 6 - h 7 )
ηth = (neglecting pump work)
(h 5 - h 3 )

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