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Steam enters a well insulated turbine and expands isentropically throughout. At an intermediate pressure, 20 percent of the mass is extracted for process heating and the remaining steam expands isentropically to 9 kPa.
Inlet to turbine; P = 14 MPa, T = 560oC, h = 3486 kJ/kg, s =6.6kJ/(kgK)
Intermediate state; h = 276kJ/kg
Exit of turbine: P =9 kPa,hf=174 kJ\kg.
hg=2574 kJ/kg, sf=0.6 kJ/(kgK)
sg=8.1 kJ(kgK)
If the flow rate of steam entering the turbine is 100 kg/s, then the work output (in MW) is
  1. 125.56

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Solution

The correct option is A 125.56

Given data:
At turbine inlet:
h1=3486 kJ/kg
s1=6.6 kJ/kgK
m1=100 kg/s
At intermediate stage:
h2=2776 kJ/kg
​​​​​​​ m2=0.2m1=0.2×100=20 kg/s
At turbine exit:
​​​​​​​ P3=9 kPa
​​​​​​​ m3=0.8m1=0.8×100=80 kg/s
At p3=9 kPa
​​​​​​​ hf=174 kJ/kg
​​​​​​​ hg=2574 kJ/kgK
​​​​​​​ sf=0.6 kJ/kgK
​​​​​​​ sg=8.1 kJ/kgK
​​​​​​​ s3=s1=sf+x3(sgsf)
​​​​​​​ 6.6=0.6+x3(8.10.6)
​​​​​​​ 6=7.5x3
or ​​​​​​​ x3=0.8
​​​​​​​ h3=hf+x3(hghf)
​​​​​​​ 174+0.8(2574174)
​​​​​​​ 2094 kJ/kg
Work output,
​​​​​​​ W=m1(h1h2)+m3(h2h3)
​​​​​​​ =100(34862776)
​​​​​​​ +80(27762094)
​​​​​​​ 71000+54560
​​​​​​​ 125560 kW
125.56 MW

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