Superheated Steam Plant Performance

The boiler produces steam to turn a two-cylinder steam motor. The used steam from the motor outlet passes through a mains water-cooled condenser, then down to a waste tank or to a measuring vessel (supplied). The equipment includes all instruments needed for the experiments. A mobile frame contains all the parts of the test set. An electric pump draws from a reservoir to deliver water to an electrically-heated boiler. The boiler includes a safety valve, water level gauge and blow-downcock. Thermocouples connect to a digital temperature display to measure and display temperatures at key points in the test set. Athrottling calorimeter allows students to measure the dryness fraction of the steam.  Two mechanical gauges show the boiler and engine inlet pressures. These include a band-brake dynamometer with a digital torque and speed display, to measure and display motor speed, torque and power. A meter shows the electrical power supplied to the heaters in the boiler.

A mobile laboratory-scale steam plant for experiments in thermo dynamic principles. It helps students to understand:
Steady flow energy equation
Thermal efficiency and the control surface
Thermodynamic laws of energy conservation
The Willans line
Rankine Cycle Analysis.

Superheated Steam Plant Performance