ASSIGNMENT 2

1) Determine the throat area, exit area and exit velocity for a steam nozzle to pass a mass flow
of 0.2 kg/s when inlet conditions are 10 bar and 250°C and the final pressure is 2 bar.
Assume expansion is isentropic and that the inlet velocity is negligible. Use pv1.3 constant.
Do not calculate from h-s chart.

2) Steam having pressure of 10.5 bar and 0.95 dryness is expanded through a convergent-
divergent nozzle and the pressure of steam leaving the nozzle is 0.85 bar. Find the velocity at
the throat for maximum discharge conditions. Index of expansion may be assumed as 1.135.
Calculate mass rate of flow of steam through the nozzle.

3) Dry saturated steam at a pressure of 11 bar enters a convergent-divergent nozzle and leaves
at a pressure of 2 bar. If the flow is adiabatic and frictionless, determine :

(i) The exit velocity of steam.

(ii) Ratio of cross-section at exit and that at throat.

Assume the index of adiabatic expansion to be 1.135.

4) A steam nozzle is supplied steam at 15 bar 350°C and discharges steam at 1 bar. If the
diverging portion of the nozzle is 80 mm long and the throat diameter is 6 mm, determine
the cone angle of the divergent portion. Assume 12% of the total available enthalpy drop is
lost in friction in the divergent portion. Also determine the velocity and temperature of the
steam at throat.

5) A steam turbine develops 184 kW, with a consumption of 16.45 kg/kWh. The pressure and
temperature of the steam entering the nozzle are 11.8 bar and 220 0C. The steam leaves the
nozzle at 1.18 bar. The diameter of the nozzle at the throat is 7 mm. Find the number of
nozzles. If 8% of the total enthalpy drop is lost in friction in diverging part of the nozzle,
determine the diameter at the exit of the nozzle and exit velocity of the leaving steam.