The pump in the Rankine cycle raises the pressure of 12 kg/s of water from 20 kPa to 8 MPa. The boiler raises the temperature to 700°C, and the steam exits the turbine at a quality of 0.9, as sketched in the figure. Assume the pump and turbine are adiabatic.





The minimum power required by the pump is nearest:



A) 9.9 hp

B) 10.7 hp

C) 12.2 hp

D) 13.8 hp


B) 10.7 hp

The minimum power required by the pump is



A pump, like any other device, always has some losses associated with it so the power that

this pump actually required would be larger than 10.7 hp.

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