Rankine Cycle Steam Turbine Includes instrumentation to record all relevant temperatures, pressures, cooling water and gas flows, turbine speed and turbine brake load. A bench top Rankine Cycle Steam Turbine with electric fired boiler, throttle valve, impulse turbine, sub-atmospheric water cooled condenser and boiler feed pump.
Experimental Capabilities:
Investigation of turbine torque/speed and power/speed characteristics.
Investigation of steam quality by throttling.
Investigation of a true Rankine Cycle Steam Plant.
Determination of friction losses at various exhaust pressures.
With the optional power generation module demonstration of electrical power generation.
Determine of cycle thermal efficiency based on shaft power.
