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A simple steam power cycle uses solar energy for the heat input.Water in the cycle enters the pump as a saturated liquid at 40°C,and is pumped to 2 bar. It then evaporates in the boiler at thispressure, and enters the turbine as saturated vapour. At theturbine exhaust the conditions are 40°C and 10% moisture. The flowrate is 150 kg/h. Determine (a) the turbine isentropic efficiency,(b) the net work output (c) the cycle efficiency, and (d) the areaof solar collector needed if the collectors pick up 0.50 kW/m2

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