What are the advantages of superheating in the Rankine cycle?
Answer:
The average temperature of heat addition increases.
Net work output increases
The thermal efficiency of the cycle increases. [even though both heat input as well as net work output increase, the overall result is an increase in thermal efficiency]
Decrease in the moisture content of the steam at the turbine exit. The quality of steam at point 4 is less than point 4'.
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