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

Mallikarjuna

5.7 Open Feed Water Heater:

5
BOILER
1 kg

TURBINE

(1-m1) kg
6
7
4 m1 kg
CONDENSER
HEATER

3
2
PUMP (1-m1) kg

PUMP
1
(a)

1 kg
5
4 m1 kg
T
3 6
2 (1-m1) kg
1 7

s
(b)

Fig.5.7. Open feed water heater cycle

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A regenerative cycle having a single stage of feed water heating is shown above. Steam

enters the turbine at state 5. After expansion to state 6, part of this steam is extracted

and supplied to the feed water heater while the remainder continues to expand to state

7. Other processes are as shown above. The above T-s diagram is not the exact one,

(because the mass flow rate is changing at all the state points) but, it simply shows

various states of the working fluid.

Let m1 = mass of steam extracted at state 6 then, heat balance for heater gives,

m1h 6 + (1 - m1 ) h 2 = h 3
m1h 6 + h 2 - m1h 2 = h 3
m1 (h 6 - h 2 ) = (h 3 - h 2 )
(h 3 - h 2 )
m1 =
(h 6 - h 2 )
if, h 2 ≈ h1

(h 3 - h1 )
m1 =
(h 6 - h1 )

The amount is so adjusted that the liquid leaving the feed water heater at state 3 is

saturated.

Thermal Efficiency:

Turbine work = (h 5 - h 6 ) + (1 - m1 )(h 6 - h 7 )

Heat supplied = (h 5 - h 4 ) ≈ (h 5 - h 3 )

(h 5 - h 6 ) + (1 - m1 )(h 6 - h 7 )
Therefore, ηth =
(h 5 - h 3 )
(h 5 - h 7 ) - m1 (h 6 - h 7 )
=
(h 5 - h 3 )

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