4. Application of the Second Law Vapor (700 C and 10 MPa) is expanded through a turbine with isentropic efficiency of 95% to 1 MPa at a mass flow rate of 18 kg/s. Assuming an adiabatic process,
(a) Find actual work of turbine [5 points].
(b) Find quality of the mixture at the exit of the turbine [10 points].
(c) How much the entropy increases through this process [10 points].
4. Application of the Second Law Vapor (700 C and 10 MPa) is expanded through a...
4. Application of the Second Law Vapor (700 C and 10 MPa) is expanded through a turbine with isentropic efficiency of 95% to 1 MPa at a mass flow rate of 18 kg/s. Assuming an adiabatic process, (a) Find actual work of turbine (5 points). (b) Find quality of the mixture at the exit of the turbine [10 points) (c) How much the entropy increases through this process [10 points)
Thermodynamics A steam power plant operates with high pressure oft 4 MPa and hasleel receiving heat from a 700°C reservoir. The ambient air at 20°C provides cooling to maintain the water/vapor mixture in the condenser at 60°C. All components are ideal i.e., reversible) except the turbine which has an efficiency 92% of a reversible, isentropic process. Other than the irreversibility of the turbine, the power plant can be considered as a Rankine cycle. Determine the following quantities in the suggested...
Problem 3. Rankine Cycle (90 points) A steam power plant operates with high pressure of 4 MPa and has a boiler exit at 600°C receiving heat from a 700° C reservoir. The ambient air at 20°C provides cooling to maintain the water/vapor mixture in the condenser at 60°C. All components are ideal (i.e., reversible) except the turbine which has an efficiency 92% ofa reversible isentropic process. Other than the irreversibility of the turbine, the power plant can be considered as...
Steam with the mass flow rate of 0.75 kg/s enters an adiabatic turbine steadily at 19 MPa, 600°C and 150 m/s, and leaves at 150 kPa and 350 m/s. The isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 85%. Neglect potential energy. (I) Determine the exit temperature of the steam, and its quality (if saturated mixture) (ii) Calculate the actual power output of the turbine, in kW (iii) Illustrate a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines for the isentropic process by clearly indicating all pressure, temperature,...
Water vapor at 6 MPa and 500 °C enters a turbine operating at steady state and expands to 1 bar. Mass flow rate is 2kg/s. Neglect heat transfer, kinetic energy and potential energy changes. For the actual process (1-2), water leaves the turbine with a specific entropy S2 = 7.1176 kJ / kg / k Find: a) Plot isentropic process in the turbine (1-2s) and the actual process in the turbine (1-2) on a T-s diagram. Justify the location of...
Problem 3 (70 points) Water vapor at 10 MPa, 600°C enters a turbine operating at steady state with a mass flow rate of 9.5 kg/s and exits at 0.1 bar and a quality of 92%. Stray heat transfer and kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. (a) (30 points) Determine the rate of entropy production, Ocv, in kW/K. (b) (40 points) Determine the isentropic turbine efficiency, .
Water vapor at 6 MPa and 500 °C enters a turbine operating at steady state and expands to 1 bar. Mass flow rate is 2kg/s. Neglect heat transfer, kinetic energy and potential energy changes. For the actual process (1-2), water leaves the turbine with a specific entropy S2 = 7.1176 kJ/kg/K. Find: (1) Plot isentropic process in the turbine (1-2s) and the actual process in the turbine (1-2) on a T- s diagram. Justify the location of each point. (20")...
Steam enters an adiabatic turbine steadily at 7 MPa, 500 °C, and 45 m/s, and leaves at 100 kPa and 75 m/s. If the power output of the turbine is 5 MW and the isentropic efficiency is 77 percent, determine: A. the mass flow rate of steam through the turbine, B. the temperature at the turbine exit, and C. the rate of entropy generation during this process.
Problem 4. Water vapor at 6 MPa, 600 °C enters a turbine operating at steady state and expands to 10 kPa. The mass flow rate is 2 kg/s, and the power developed is 2626 kW. Stray heat transfer and kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. Determine (a) the isentropic turbine efficiency and (b) the rate of entropy production within the turbine in kw/K.
1 MPa Isentropic Efficiency of a Compressor Refrigerant-134a enters an adiabatic compressor as a saturated vapor at 100kPa at a rate of 0.7 m/min and exits at 1-MPa pressure. The isentropic efficiency of the compressor is 87%. R-134a Compressor Isentropic Compressor Work hs-h 100 kPa sat. vapor Actual Compressor Work Determine the refrigerant properties at the inlet and outlet for an isentropic process. Actual 2s entropic procEss Inlet state Determine the actual isentropic enthalpy from the efficiency. (Ans: 289.71 J/kg)...