2. A Carnot cycle using water as the working fluid operates within the wet region (saturated...

2. A Carnot cycle using water as the working fluid operates within the wet region (saturated conditions). If the high pressure for the process is 500 psia and the low pressure is 20 psia, what is the thermal efficiency for the cycle? State your answer as a percent to one decimal place. Example: 32.5

7. In a Rankine cycle steam enters the turbine at 900 psia and 1000^oF and exhausts at 1 psia. Determine the heat supplied to the cycle in BTU/lbm.

State your answer to one decimal place. Example: 123.5

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