How do you calculate the work done & specific steam consumption of a back pressure steam turbine?

 








In back pressure turbines, steam just inters through HP valves & exists through exhaust, no any bleed or condensation is done.

The efficiency of the back pressure turbines is more as compared to condensate & condensate cum extraction steam turbines. However specific steam consumption of back pressure turbines is very less as compared to above both type of Turbines

 How do you calculate the work done per kg of steam?

 Let us assume 1 kg/sec of steam is entering into Turbine whose enthalpy is H1 kcal/kg & existing from turbine at enthalpy H2 kcal/kg

Then, work done per kg of steam is given as =(H1-H2) kcal/s

Or 4.18 X (H1-H2) KW, since 1 KJ/sec = 1 KW

 How do you calculate specific steam consumption of a back pressure Turbine?

 Specific steam consumption is defined as the amount of steam consumed to generate 1 KW of power

 SSC = 860 / (Difference in inlet & exhaust enthalpy)

 i.e 860 / (H1-H2)

 A back pressure turbine is operating at pressure & temperature 64 kg/cm2 and 490 deg C respectively, the exhaust steam at pressure 2 kg/cm2& temperature 140 deg C is being used for process.Calculate the work done and specific steam consumption?

 Enthalpy of inlet steam at pressure & temperature 64 kg/cm2 and 490 deg C  = 809 kcal/kg

 Enthalpy of inlet steam at pressure & temperature 2 kg/cm2 and 140 deg C  = 660 kcal/kg

 Work done = (809-660) = 149 kcal/sec

Or 4.18 X 149 = 622.82 kJ/kg or 622.82 KW

Specific steam consumption SSC = 860 / (Difference in inlet & exhaust enthalpy)

SSC = 860 / 149 = 5.78 kg/kw or MT/MW

 A back pressure turbine having inlet steam enthalpy and exhaust enthalpy 780 kcal/kg & 580 kcal/kg, then calculate the specific steam consumption of that Turbine?

 SSC = 860 / (Difference in inlet & exhaust enthalpy)

SSC = 860 / (780-580)

SSC =4.3 MT/MW

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