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This apparatus is designed to demonstrate the fundamental principles of the Rankine cycle, providing hands-on insight into the operation of a complete steam power plant and the laws of thermodynamics. It allows students to perform a full cycle analysis, measure plant performance, and investigate the pressure-temperature relationship of saturated steam, replicating core industrial power generation methods on a small, safe scale. The system is a self-contained, mobile unit featuring a diesel-fired boiler, a single-stage impulse turbine, a water-cooled condenser, and a feed pump. It is fully instrumented to measure all critical parameters, including temperatures, pressures, fuel and steam flow rates, turbine speed, and brake load. A key feature is the integrated data acquisition system with a touch LCD display and software, which transmits real-time data to a PC for analysis. Safety is ensured through high-pressure cut-out switches, relief valves, and an earth leakage circuit breaker. Its primary application is in mechanical and energy engineering education for teaching thermodynamic cycles and steam plant operation. The key benefit is the comprehensive, data-driven analysis it enables, allowing students to calculate efficiencies, plot performance curves like the Willans line, and directly correlate theoretical concepts with measurable operational data, thereby building essential skills for power plant engineering and energy systems design.