Water vapor goes into a diffuser at steady state, with inlet conditions of 800 kPa, 200°C...

Water vapor goes into a diffuser at steady state, with inlet conditions of 800 kPa, 200°C and velocity of 400 m/s. Superheated steam leaves the outlet at 2 MPa and velocity of

2
100 m/s. The inlet area of the diffuser is 14 cm . The system loses heat at the rate of 25 kJ/s

to the surroundings. Neglect changes in potential energy between the inlet and outlet.
1. What is the mass flow rate of the water vapor, in kg/s?
2. What is the specific enthalpy of superheated steam leaving the diffuser, in kJ/kg?
3. Estimate the temperature of the superheated steam at the outlet, in °C.
  
  (No linear interpolation, just give the nearest temperature value).

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Amanda K answered 1 year ago

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