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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