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A steam turbine expands steam from 70 bar, 300 °C, to 6.5 bar. The flow rate...

A steam turbine expands steam from 70 bar, 300 °C, to 6.5 bar. The flow rate of steam is 2.5 kg/s and the turbine generates 500 kW of power.

a) Determine the temperature at the outlet.
b) Determine the efficiency of the turbine.
c) Determine the entropy generation.

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