1.

A propulsion turbine receives steam at the throttle at 875 psia and P2  P1

 A TH  ;
940F at the rate of 100,000 lb/hr. After an irreversible expansion 
process, the steam exhaust s from the turbine at a pressure of
1 g 32.2
0.60 psia with a moisture content of 10%. Assume the difference where:  =   = = 58.82 lb f /ft 3
between the entrance and exit kinetic energies is negligible and  1  gc 0.017(32.2)
find: 144 1200-29.8 
TH = = 2864.8 ft
58.82
(A) The work done, Btu/lb
(B) The power develop, hp '
M TH  g 125,000(2864.8)(32.2)

B  WHP   = 180.9 hp
550g c 3600(550)(32.2)
P1 = 875 psia m2  0.10 WHP 180.9
(C) BHP = = = 301.5 hp
T1  940F P2 = 0.60 psia ep 0.60
From Steam Table: (D) Interpolating in Table 4 of the steam tables with:
h1  1475.6 Btu/lb s1 = s2  0.36772 and P2 = 1200 psia
h2  1098.6  (0.10)(1045.4)  994.1 h2 = 222.30
wk wk12
(A) 12 = h1 - h2 = 1475.6 - 994.1 = h1 - h2  218.59  222.30 = (-) 3.17Btu/lb
J J
= 481.5Btu/lb wk12(actual) wk12(isentropic) (-) 3.17
(E) = = = (-) 6.18 Btu/lb
(B) M' = 100,000 lb/hr ; 1 hp = 2545 Btu/hr J J  epump  0.60
M'  wk12  10,000(481.5) wk12
Wk12 '   = 18,920 hp (F) h 2 = h1 - = 218.59 + 6.18 = 224.77 Btu/lb
2545J 2545(1) J
Entering Table 4 and interpolating between 1000 and 500 psi gives:
2. A boiler receives feed water at 1200 psia and 250F and delivers t h
steam from the superheater at 900 psia and 950F. Find the heat 250C 221.03
added, Btu/lb. Refer to Fig. 5-3
300C 271.83
 224.77 - 221.03
t = x 50  3.68
P1 = 1200 psia t1 = 250F 271.83 - 221.03
t 2 = 250 + 3.7 = 253.7F
P2 = 900 psia t 2 = 950F
q12 = h2 - h1
2 5. A water cooled reciprocating air compressor takes in air at 15 psia
From Table 4: h1 = 220.61 + (1.04) = 221.0
5 and 60F and discharges it at 60 psia and 200F. Heat is removed
From Table 3: h2 = 1480.5 Btu/lb in the amount of 21.4 Btu/lb. Assume steady flow conditions and
q12 = 1480.5 - 221 = 1259.5 Btu/lb the work done, Btu/lb.

3. If, in the preceding example, the feed water entering has a velocity 
of 3 m/s and the steam leaving the super heater has a velocity of
P1 = 15 psia T1 = 40+ 460 = 520R
50 m/s. Find:
P2 = 60 psia T2 = 200 + 460 = 660R
(A) The additional heat required to accommodate the change in q12 =  -  21.4 Btu/lb
kinetic energy across the boiler, J/kg wk12
= q12 + h1 - h2
J
(B) The percentage error introduced by neglecting the kinetic
where :  h1 - h2   Cp T  0.24(520  660)  33.6
energy change.
wk12
= -21.4 - 33.6 =  -  55 Btu/lb (on)
 J
V22 -V12 (50)2  (3)3 6. A sample of steam is removed from a steam line where the
(A) q12 = h2 - h1 -   1245 J / kg
2gc 2(1) pressure is 215 psia and passed through an Ellison throttling
calorimeter. The calorimeter thermometer reads 250 F and the
 Btu   J / kg 
(B)q12 =  1259.2 = 2930 x 10 3 J/kg barometer is standard. Find for the line steam:
lb   Btu / lb 
2326

1245.5 x 100 A. The enthalpy
Error =  0.043% B. The quality
2930 x 103
C. The entropy
D. The temperature to the nearest whole degree
4. Saturated water at 250F enters a centrifugal main feed pump and 
is discharges at 1200 psia. The pump efficiency is 60% and the 
delivery rate is 125,000 lb/hr. Find:
P1 = 215 psia
(A) The total head developed by the pump, ft
(B) The water horsepower, WHP P2 = 14.696 psia T2 = 250F
(C) The brakepower, BHP (A) from table 3:
(D) The ideal (isentropic) pump work, Btu/lb h2 = 1168.8
(E) The actual pump work, Btu/lb
(F) The estimated temperature of the water at discharge. h1 = h2 = 1168.8 Btu/min  throttling(h=constant)
 (B) from table 2 for 215 psia: h g  1200.3; hfg  838.1
 h1  hg - m1hfg
t1 = 250F (sat.water) ; P1 = 29.8 psia hg - h1 1200.3  1168.8 31.5
1  0.017001 ft 3 / lb ; P2  1200 psia  m1     0.0376
hfg 838.1 838.1
h1  218.59 Btu/lb ; epump  60% x1 = 1 - m1 = 1 - 0.0376 = 0.9624 = 96.24%
M'=125,000 lb/hr (C) s1  sg  m1sfg
V1  V2 ; Z1  Z2  1.5403  0.0376(0.9887)  1.5031 Btu/lb.R
(D) t1  387.97  388F
7. In a lube oil cooler, oil enters at 140F and leaves at 100F, at the 
rate of 400 lb/min. The cooling medium is sea water , which enters 
at 60F. The average specific heat of the oil is 0.50 Btu/lb.F and the
salt water is 0.94 Btu/lb.F. If the flow of the sea water is at the rate 
of 500 lb/min, find the overload discharge temperature. 



t1 = 40°F t 2  100F t 3  60F

M'A = 400 lb/min; C A = 0.50 Btu/lb.F

M'B = 500 lb/min; CB  0.94 Btu/lb.F 
M'A  h1 - h2   M'B  h4 - h3  Btu / min 
M'ACA  t1 - t 2   M'BCB  t 4 - t 3  Btu / min M'o = 60,000 lb/hr
400  0.50  140-100  Co  0.50 Btu/lb.F
 t4 - t3  = = 17
500  0.94  A = 258 ft 2
 t4 - 60  = 17  t 4 = 77°F A. Q' = M'oCo  t1  t 2   (60,000)(0.50)(145  120)
= 750,000 Btu/hr
8. Steam enters the condenser of propulsion plant at 0.50 psia and a   55  45
quality of 89 percent at the rate of 100,000 lb/hr and with a velocity m  1 2   49.8F
of 1000 ft/s. It leaves the condenser hotwell as saturated liquid  1   55 
ln   ln  45 
without any change in pressure but a velocity of 10 ft/s. The salt  2   
water inlet ( injection ) temperature is 70F and the discharge
(overboard ) temperature is 85F. Sea water has a specific heat of
0.94 Btu/lb.F and a density of 64 lb/ft3 . The injection and
overboard velocities are substantially equal. Calculate the
following:

(A) The rate at which energy is extracted from the condensing

steam as heat,
(B) The flow of sea water required, gallons per minute (gpm)




 B. For parallel flow:
 Q'  750,000 Btu/hr
 U = 58.4Btu/hr-ft 2  F
   70  30
m  1 2   47.2F
  1   70 
ln   ln  
 2   30 
P1 = P2  0.50 psia t 3  70F
Q' 750,000
m1  1  0.89  0.11 t 4  85F A=  = 272 ft 2
Um  58.4  47.2 
V1  1000 ft/s CB  0.94 Btu/lb.F
V2  10 ft/s B = 64 lb/ft 3 10. A steam superheater has a net heat transfer area of 1620 ft 2
and a design capacity of 221,000 lb of steam/hr when receiving
M' A = 100,000 lb/hr ; 1 ft 3 = 7.481 gal saturated steam at 650 psia and discharging at 850F with a
pressure drop if not of not more than 25 psi and through heater.
V22  V12 The design heat transfer coefficient is 30 Btu/hr.ft2.F. In operation
(A) q12 = h2 - h1 
2g c J of superheater receives 220,000 lb of saturated steam per hour at
a pressure of 650 psia and discharges against a pressure of 630
h1  1096.2  0.11 (1048.6)  980.9 Btu/lb
psia with a temperature s at entrance and exit are 2100F and
h2  47.7 1430F, respectively. Calculate the operating heat transfer
10   1000  coefficient using counter flow log mean temperature difference.
2 2
Btu
q12 = 47.7  980.9 + =    953.2
2  32.2  778  lb 

100,000  953.2 
M'A q12 =    1,588,700 Btu/min
60
(b) (-)Q'12  Q '34  M 'B xCB  t 4  t 3 
Q '34 1,588,700
M'B   = 112,670 lb/min
CB  t 4  t3  0.94(85  70)
gal  M ' 
flow, (gpm) = 7.481  
ft 3   B
7.481112,670  
 = 13,170 gpm
64

9. A counter-flow lubricating oil cooler with a net heat transfer area of
258 ft2 cools 60,000 lb of oil per hour from a temperature of 145F 
at inlet to 120F at discharge. The temperatures of the cooling
water are 75F and 90F respectively, and the specific heat of the oil 
is 0.50 Btu/lb.F. Calculate:
Q '   Ms  hs    220,000 1434.2  1203.1  51x10 6 Btu / hr
A. The value of the overall heat transfer coefficient under these
operating conditions, Btu/hr.ft2F, 1250  935
m   1085F
B. and the required area for a parallel flow device having the  1250 
ln  
same capacity under identical operating conditions.  935 
Q' 51x106
U   29 Btu / hr ft 2F
A 1620 1085 