In a single heater regenerative cycle, steam enters the turbine at $$30$$ bar, $${300^0}C$$ and condenser pressure is $$0.096$$ bar. The feed water heater is a direct contact type which operates at $$5$$ bar. Draw flow and $$h$$-$$s$$ diagrams considering the condition of steam at entry to the heater in mixture region. Calculate steam extracted from heater to turbine in $$kg$$ per $$kg$$ of steam flow the cycle and cycle efficiency. The enthalpies of steam at different locations of the cycle are given in a table below. Pump work may neglected.

A power station produces $$500$$ $$MW$$ of power. Assuming a plant thermal efficiency of $$33.3$$ percent, calculate the rate of cooling water flow required in tons per hour, if the rise of cooling water temperature is to be restricted to $${5^ \circ }C.\,\,\,$$ The specific heat of the water used is $$4.2$$ $$kJ/kg$$-$$K.$$

The layout of a steam power plant working on the Rankine Cycle with single stage regeneration is shown in figure. Assuming the exit stream from the re-generator to be saturated draw the corresponding ideal cycle on a Mollier Chart and derive an expression for the thermal efficiency of the cycle.

Boiler $$-$$ $$B$$
Feed water heater $$-R$$
Pump $$-P$$