Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at
700oF and 450 lbf/in2 and leaves as a
saturated vapor at 0.8 lbf/in2. The turbine develops
12,000 hp, and heat transfer from the turbine to the surroundings
occurs at a rate of 2 x 106 Btu/h. Neglect kinetic and
potential energy changes from inlet to exit.
Determine the exit temperature, in oF, and the
volumetric flow rate of the steam at the inlet, in
ft3/s.
Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at 700oF and 450 lbf/in2 and leaves as...
Problem 6.066 Steam at 550 lbf/in.2, 700°F enters a turbine operating at steady state and exits at 1 lbf/in. 2 The turbine produces 600 hp. For the turbine, heat transfer is negligible as are kinetic and potential energy effects. (a) Determine the quality of the steam at the turbine exit, the mass flow rate, in lb/s, and the entropy production rate, in Btu/s OR, if the turbine operates without internal irreversibilities. (b) Determine the mass flow rate, in lb/s, and...
Steam flows steadily through a turbine at a rate of 45,000 lbm/hr, entering at 1,000 lbf/in2 and 900oF and leaving at a pressure of 5 lbf/in2. If the power generated by the turbine is 1.37x107 Btu/hr and the turbine is cooled at a rate of 7x106 Btu/hr, determine the temperature of the steam at the exit [oF]. Show the inlet and exit states on a P-v diagram.
thermo question 2. (20 points) Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at 2 MPa, 360°C with a velocity of 100 m/s. Saturated vapor exits at 0.1 MPa and a velocity of 50 m/s. The elevation of the inlet is 3 m higher than at the exit. The mass flow rate of the steam is 15 kg's, and the power developed is 7 MW. Let g -9.81 m/s Determine (a) the area at the inlet, in m, and (b)...
Problem 1: This is textbook problem 4.51 (page 224) Steam at 1800 lbf/in2 and 1100 °F enters a turbine operating at steady state. As shown in the Figure, 20% of the entering mass flow is extracted at 600 lbf/in2 and 500 °F. The rest of the steam exits as a saturated vapor at 1 lbf/in2 . The turbine develops a power output of 6.8×106 Btu/h. Heat transfer from the turbine to the surroundings occurs at a rate of 5×104 Btu/h....
A steam turbine, as shown in Figure Q3, operates at steady state with inlet conditions of Pi= 2 MPa, T1 = 480°C and producing 4000 kW. Saturated steam leaves the turbine at a pressure of 0.1 bar where it is condensed at 45.81 °C in the condenser. There is no significant heat transfer between the turbine and the condenser and their surroundings, and kinetic and potential energy changes between inlet and exit are negligible. A steam turbine, as shown in...
3. 50 points) Steam enters a turbine operating at a steady state at 12 MPa and 700 C. The mass flow rate of the steam is 200 kg'min. The steam exits the turbine as a saturated vapor at 3 bar. The turbine produces 3.0 MW of power. Ignore potential and kinetic energy effects. Assuming heat transfer from the turbine to the surroundings occurs at 20 C, determine: (a) (20 pts) The rate of heat transfer, in kW (b) (20 pts)...
Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at 30 bar, 400 °C with a mass flow rate of 126 kg/min and exits as saturated vapor at 0.2 bar, producing power at a rate of 1.5 MW. Kinetic and potential energy effects can be ignored. Determine the followings. (a) (5 points) The rate of heat transfer, in kW. (b) (15 points) The rate of entropy production, in kW/K, for an enlarged control volume that includes the turbine and enough of...
Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at 2 MPa, 360 °C with a velocity of 52 m/s. Saturated vapor exits at 0.1 MPa and a velocity of 35 m/s. The elevation of the inlet is 1 m higher than at the exit. The mass flow rate of the steam is 21 kg/s, and the power developed is 5 MW. Let g = 9.81 m/s2. Determine the area at the inlet, in m2.
Water vapor enters a turbine operating at steady state at 600°C, 40 bar, with a velocity of 200 m/s, and expands adiabatically to the exit, where it is saturated vapor at 0.8 bar, with a velocity of 150 m/s and a volumetric flow rate of 15 m3/s. Determine the power developed by the turbine, in kW.
Problem 4.029 Air expands through a turbine operating at steady state. At the inlet, P1 = 150 lbf/in.2, T1 = 1400ºR, and at the exit, P2 = 14.8 lbf/in., T2 = 700°R. The mass flow rate of air entering the turbine is 5 lb/s, and 65,000 Btu/h of energy is rejected by heat transfer. Neglecting kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the power developed, in hp. hp We = the tolerance is +/-2%