Consider a solar pond power plant operating on a closed Rankine cycle. Using ref

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Question

Consider a solar pond power plant operating on a

closed Rankine cycle. Using refrigerant-134a as the working

fluid, specify the operating temperatures and pressures in the

cycle, and estimate the required mass flow rate of refrigerant-

134a for a net power output of 50 kW. Also, estimate the surface

area of the pond for this level of continuous power

production. Assume that the solar energy is incident on the

pond at a rate of 500 W per m2 of pond area at noontime, and

that the pond is capable of storing 15 percent of the incident

solar energy in the storage zone

Consider a solar pond power plant operating on a closed Rankine cycle. Using ref