1. What are four basic components of a steam power plant? Write their function in brief. 2. What do you understand by steam rate and heat rate? What are their units? 3. Why Carnot cycle is not...

1. What are four basic components of a steam power plant? Write their function in brief.

2. What do you understand by steam rate and heat rate? What are their units?

3. Why Carnot cycle is not practical for a steam power plant?

4. Explain how the quality of steam at turbine exit gets restricted?

5. Draw the schematic for an ideal Rankine cycle. Draw p-v, T-s and h-s diagrams for this cycle.

6. What are methods which can lead to increase in thermal efficiency of Rankine cycle?