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Given:

P = 10,000 kW

P1 = 172.4 bar = 17.24 mPa

T1 = 282 °C

@13.8 bar (hf = 829, hfg = 1961 kJ/kg)

@1 bar

Solution:

Step 1

15. 17.24 17.5

280. 1232.1. a 1231.3

282 h

300 1373.3 b 1335.2

A.

15.0 1232.1

17.24 a

17.5 1231.3

(15 - 17.24) / (15 - 17.5) = (1232.1 - a) / (1232.1 - 1231.3)

a = 1231.3832

B.

15.0 1337.3
17.24 b

17.5 1335.2

(15 - 17.24) / (15 - 17.5) = (1337.3 - b) / (1337.3 - 1335.2)

b = 1335.4184

C.

280 1231.3832

282 h

300 1335.4184

(280 - 282) / (280 - 300) = (1231.3832 - h) / (1231.3832 - 1335.4184)

h1 = 1241. 78672 kJ/kg

Step 2

[Pressurized water enters the flash chamber with no loss or gain of energy. Therefore, h1 = h2]

h1 = h2 = 1241.78 kJ/kg

hf1 = hf2 = 829

hfg1 = hfg2 = 1961

h2 = hf + x2hfg

x2 = (h2 - hf) / hfg

x2 = (1241.78672 - 829) / 1961

x2 = .2104980724

Step 3

h3 = hg2 (Steam entering the turbine/engine is saturated vapor)

h3 = hg2 = hfg2 + hf2

h3 = 1961 + 829

h3 = 2790 kJ/kg

Step 4

s3 = s4 = sg (From the graph)

s3 @ 13.8 bar = 1.38 mPa

sg = 6.4743

Therefore,

s3 = 6.4743

s4 = 6.4743

@ 1 bar = 0.1 mPa

sf4 = 1.3026

sfg4 = 6.0568

s4 = sf4 + x4sfg4
x4 = (s4 - sf4) / sfg4

x4 = (6.4743 - 1.3026) / 6.0568

x4 = .8538667283

h4 = hf4 + x4hfg4

hf4 = 417.46

hfg4 = 2258

h4 = 417.46 + (.8538667283)(2258)

h4 = 2345.491073 kJ/kg

Step 5

P = (Mass Flowrate, mf) (W)

W = h3 - h4 [Based on the Energy balance of the turbine]

Mf = P/W

Mf = 10,000 kJ/s / (2790 - 2345.491073 kJ/kg)

Mf = 22.49673604 kJ/s

Step 6

Mf = x2(mg)
Mg = Mf / x2

Mg = 22.49673604 / 0.2104980724

Mg = 106.873834 kg/s (3600 s / 1 hr)

Mg = 384745.8024 kg/hr