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10-27 A single-flash geothermal power plant uses hot geothermal water at 230C as the heat source. The mass flow rate of
steam through the turbine, the isentropic efficiency of the turbine, the power output from the turbine, and the thermal
efficiency of the plant are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 Kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible.
Analysis (a) We use properties of water for geothermal water (Tables A-4 through A-6)
T1 230C
h1 990.14 kJ/kg
x1 0
h2 h f 3
P2 500 kPa 990.14 640.09
x2 0.1661
h2 h1 990.14 kJ/kg h fg 2108 steam
turbine
The mass flow rate of steam through the turbine is separator 4

m 3 x 2 m 1 (0.1661)(230 kg/s) 38.20 kg/s 2

condenser
(b) Turbine:
6
P3 500 kPa h3 2748.1 kJ/kg 5
Flash
x3 1 s 3 6.8207 kJ/kg K chamber
P4 10 kPa
h4 s 2160.3 kJ/kg production 1 reinjection
s 4 s3 well well
P4 10 kPa
h4 h f x 4 h fg 191.81 (0.90)(2392.1) 2344.7 kJ/kg
x 4 0.90

h3 h4 2748.1 2344.7
T 0.686
h3 h4 s 2748.1 2160.3

(c) The power output from the turbine is

W T,out m 3 (h3 h4 ) (38.20 kJ/kg)(2748.1 2344.7)kJ/kg 15,410 kW

(d) We use saturated liquid state at the standard temperature for dead state enthalpy
T0 25C
h0 104.83 kJ/kg
x0 0

E in m 1 (h1 h0 ) (230 kJ/kg)(990.14 104.83)kJ/kg 203,622 kW

W T, out 15,410
th 0.0757 7.6%

E in 203,622

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