Homework #2 (handed out: 09/14/11; DUE: 09/20/11)

1 Steam is fed to an adiabatic turbine at 4 MPa and 500C. It exits at 0.1013MPa. a) If the turbine is reversible, how much work is produced per kg of steam? b) If the turbine is 80% efficient, how much work is produced per kg of steam? 2 A pressure gauge on a high pressure line reads 80 bar absolute, but temperature measurement is unavailable inside the pipe. A small quantity of steam is bled out through a valve to atmospheric pressure at 1 bar. A thermocouple placed in the bleed stream reads 400C. What is the temperature in the high pressure duct?

A heat engine is to operate on steam. Cooling water is available such that the condenser operates at a temperature of 50C. The manufacturer of the turbine requires that the quality of steam exiting the boiler may not exceed 400C. The manufacturer of the turbine requires that the quality of the steam exiting the turbine must be at least 89.5%. Estimate the maximum thermal efficiency of a Carnot cycle operating between these upper and lower temperatures.