Regenerative Cycle

• Improve efficiency by increasing feedwater temperature before it enters the boiler.

• Open feedwater: Mix steam with the feedwater in a mixing chamber.

• Closed feedwater: No mixing.

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Pump 1

Open

FWH

boiler

condenser

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Open FWH

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