Small Steam Turbines: Impact on Efficiency

[TyErd]

Homework Statement

Why are small steam turbine power plant more inefficient than larger ones? how does the size affect efficiency?

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The Attempt at a Solution

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[cmmcnamara]

How familiar are you with turbine power plant operation. Are you familiar with common thermodynamic cycles and variations of them?

 

[TyErd]

Yes I'm familiar with them.

 

[cmmcnamara]

Can you think of how size might be a limiting factor on efficiency if you try to apply the reheat and regenerative cycles to smaller power plant?

 

[Jobrag]

Think about tip clearences.