Solved: Steam flows steadily through a turbine at a rate

Chapter 5, Problem 549E

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QUESTION:

Steam flows steadily through a turbine at a rate of 45,000 lbm/h, entering at 1000 psia and 9008F and leaving at 5 psia as saturated vapor. If the power generated by the turbine is 4 MW, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam.

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QUESTION:

Steam flows steadily through a turbine at a rate of 45,000 lbm/h, entering at 1000 psia and 9008F and leaving at 5 psia as saturated vapor. If the power generated by the turbine is 4 MW, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam.

ANSWER:

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Steam expands in a turbine. The rate of heat loss from the steam for a power output of  is to be determined.

Assumptions are

1. This is a steady-flow process since there is no change with time.

2. Kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible.

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