The efficiency of superheat Rankine cycle is higher than that of simple Rankine cycle because [GATE-2002] (a) The enthalpy of main steam is higher for superheat cycle (b) The mean temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle (c) The temperature of steam in the condenser is high (d) The quality of stem in the condenser is low

The efficiency of superheat Rankine cycle is higher than that of simple Rankine cycle because [GATE-2002] (a) The enthalpy of main steam is higher for superheat cycle (b) The mean temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle (c) The temperature of steam in the condenser is high (d) The quality of stem in the condenser is low 
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 (b) The mean temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle  
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