A turbine operates at steady state, and experiences a heat loss. 1.1 kg/s of water flows through the system. The inlet is maintained at 100 bar, 520 Celsius. The outlet is maintained at 10 bar, 280 Celsius. A rate of heat loss of 60 kW is measured. Determine the rate of work output from the turbine, in kW.

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Answer:

[tex]\dot W_{out} = 399.47\,kW[/tex]

Explanation:

The turbine is modelled after the First Law of Thermodynamics:

[tex]-\dot Q_{out} -\dot W_{out} + \dot m\cdot (h_{in}-h_{out}) = 0[/tex]

The work done by the turbine is:

[tex]\dot W_{out} = \dot m \cdot (h_{in}-h_{out})-\dot Q_{out}[/tex]

The properties of the water are obtained from property tables:

Inlet (Superheated Steam)

[tex]P = 10\,MPa[/tex]

[tex]T = 520\,^{\textdegree}C[/tex]

[tex]h = 3425.9\,\frac{kJ}{kg}[/tex]

Outlet (Superheated Steam)

[tex]P = 1\,MPa[/tex]

[tex]T = 280\,^{\textdegree}C[/tex]

[tex]h = 3008.2\,\frac{kJ}{kg}[/tex]

The work output is:

[tex]\dot W_{out} = \left(1.1\,\frac{kg}{s}\right)\cdot \left(3425.9\,\frac{kJ}{kg} -3008.2\,\frac{kJ}{kg}\right) - 60\,kW[/tex]

[tex]\dot W_{out} = 399.47\,kW[/tex]