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Politecnico di Milano Department of Energy - School of Industrial Engineering Course Energy Systems proff. S. Consonni, E. Martelli, M. Romano Academic Year 2018-19 Energy Systems – Theoretical Questions – 15 July 2019 page 1 Written Exam 15 July 2019 Theoretical Questions ‐ Time: 1.00 h PLEASE NOTICE 1) Books, lecture notes, cell phones are strictly forbidden. Using them or talking with colleagues and/or copying will lead to the immediate invalidation of the exam. 2) Answer clearly ONLY to the questions. Even if correct, additional considerations will NOT contribute to the final grade – and you have NOT enough time! 3) Fill this sheet with your name and return it with your answers. 4) MARK EACH SHEET OF YOUR ANSWERS with YOUR NAME AND PAGE/SHEET NUMBER. 5) WRITING AND SHEET/PAGE SEQUENCE MUST BE LEFT TO RIGHT AS USED IN WESTERN COUNTRIES. 6) The final grade is the sum of the points assigned to the answer of each question plus a bonus of max 3 points. The bonus will be given based on completeness, clarity and details of the explanations. 7) Wherever possible, support your statements with clear drawings and/or graphical representation 8) ORGANIZE YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY: ANSWER TO 1.a; ANSWER TO 1.b, ETC. FIRST NAME…………………………………….......……FAMILY NAME………………………………………………….. Question 1 (18 points) Consider a gas turbine cogeneration plant where the heat recovered from a given gas turbine feeds a district heating network which distributes pressurized water to a city. A) Draw and shortly describe the plant configuration. B) Draw the T‐Q diagram of the heat exchanger that feeds the district heating network C) Discuss whether for this plant supplementary firing would be po ssible D) If yes, discuss and represent how the plant configuration and the T‐Q diagram would change with…