Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 10 - Vapor and Combined Power Cycles - Problems - Page 600: 10-89

Answer

$ \frac{\dot{m}_A}{\dot{m}_B}=\frac{h_3-h_4}{h_2-h_1} $

Work Step by Step

Consider the heat exchanger of a binary power cycle. The working fluid of the topping cycle (cycle A) enters the heat exchanger at state 1 and leaves at state 2. The working fluid of the bottoming cycle (cycle B) enters at state 3 and leaves at state 4. Neglecting any changes in kinetic and potential energies, and assuming the heat exchanger is well insulated, the steady-flow energy balance relation yields $$ \begin{aligned} \dot{E}_{\text {in }}-\dot{E}_{\text {out }} & =\Delta \dot{E}_{\text {system }} \dot{y}^{(\text {steady })}=0 \\ \dot{E}_{\text {in }} & =\dot{E}_{\text {out }} \\ \sum \dot{m}_e h_e & =\sum \dot{m}_i h_i \\ \dot{m}_A h_2+\dot{m}_B h_4 & =\dot{m}_A h_1+\dot{m}_B h_3 \text { or } \dot{m}_A\left(h_2-h_1\right)=\dot{m}_B\left(h_3-h_4\right) \end{aligned} $$ Thus, $$ \frac{\dot{m}_A}{\dot{m}_B}=\frac{h_3-h_4}{h_2-h_1} $$
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