Consider 4.8 pounds per minute of water vapor at 100
lbf/in2, 500oF, and a velocity of
100 ft/s entering a nozzle operating at steady state and expanding
adiabatically to the exit, where the pressure is 40
lbf/in2. The isentropic nozzle efficiency is
80.0%.
Determine the velocity of the steam at the exit, in ft/s, and the
rate of entropy production, in Btu/min·oR.
Consider 4.8 pounds per minute of water vapor at 100 lbf/in2, 500oF, and a velocity of 100 ft/s entering a nozzle operating at steady state and expanding adiabatically to the exit, where the pressure...
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.
1 Steam enters a well-insulated nozzle at 300 lbf/in.2, 600°F, with a velocity of 100 ft/s and exits at 60 Ibf/in.2 with a velocity of 1800 ft/s. For steady-state operation, and neglecting potential energy effects, determine the exit temperature, in °F OF
3. Saturated water vapor at 300°F enters a compressor operating at steady state with a mass flow rate of 5 lb/s and is compressed adiabatically to 800 lbf/in. Ignore kinetic and potential energy effects. If the power input is 2150 hp, determine for the compressor a) The isentropic compressor efficiency b) Rate of entropy production (hp/ R)
The performance of a nozzle with inlet area of 800cm^2 operating at steady state is to be investigated. When steam flows in at 2.5 m^3/s, 1200C and 5 MPa, the exit velocity was observed be 100m/s. to investigate the nozzle's performance, steam will be made to flow in at various rates while maintaining the same inlet temperature and pressure. select two different values of inlet velocities in the range of 15 to 30m/s and subsequently plot the exit enthalpy in...
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.
thermodynamics 2) Superheated water vapor flows into a diffuser operating at steady state conditions. At the inlet the steam temperature is 300F, its pressure is 14.7 psi and its velocity is 500 ft/sec. The steam exits the diffuser at 60 psi, saturated vapor with negligible velocity. There is no significant change in potential energy. Determine the Heat Transfer from the surroundings to the Diffuser, Btu/lbm Include in your answer: a) Schematic b) Given-data table c) Engineering Model d) T-v Diagram...
A 4-kW pump operating at steady state draws in liquid water at 100 kPa, 15?C with a mass flow rate of 4.5 kg/s and delivers water at 1 MPa pressure. Ignore the kinetic and potential energy changes from inlet to exit. Determine (a) the isentropic efficiency of the pump and (b) whether the power input rating is adequate
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....