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What are the advantages and disadvantages of reheating?

Answer:

Advantages of reheating:

  1. Turbine work output increases

  2. Improves back work ratio

  3. Increases the dryness fraction of steam at exit of turbine in case of Rankine cycle


Disadvantages of reheating:

  1. Reheating always decreases thermal efficiency unless it is accompanied by regeneration.


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