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A stream of water vapor flowing at a rate of 452 mol/h is brought from 700.0 °C and 10 bar to 400.0 °C and 1 atm. Using Steam Tables, Estimate the required cooling rate (in kW). Use five significant figures in your calculations.
Given: Flowrate of water vapor, =452 mol/h
Initial temperature and pressure respectively, T1=7000C and P1=10 bar
Final temperature and pressure respectively, T2=4000C and P2=1 atm
The required cooling rate, is
where is the Molar flow rate
is the Change in specific enthalpy of water vapor (steam)
Obtain specific enthalpy from Properties of Superheated Steam table.
At T1=7000C and P1=10 bar, specific enthalpy
At T2=4000C and P2=1 atm=1.01325 bar,
Thus cooling rate is
where 18.02*10-3 kg/mol is the Molar mass of water
Therefore, the required cooling rate is = -1.45931 kW