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← ScienceWhich limitation results when a closed Rankine cycle operates without superheating?
A)Lower overall thermal efficiency
B)Increased turbine blade erosion✓
C)Higher condenser pressure required
D)Reduced feedwater pump performance
💡 Explanation
Increased turbine blade erosion emerges due to moisture. Wet steam exists because *isentropic expansion* leads to water droplets impacting the turbine's last stages; therefore erosion increases, rather than the pressure or efficiency being chiefly impacted under these specific thermodynamic circumstances.
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