In: Mechanical Engineering
Water vapor enters a subsonic diffuser at 0.5 bar,
175 °C, and 200 m/s. The diffuser inlet is 100 cm2. During passage
through the diffuser, the fluid velocity is reduced to 50 m/s,
pressure increases to 1.0 bar and heat transfer to the surroundings
is
0.5 kg/kJ. Determine
a) the final temperature,
b) the mass flow rate [kg/s] and
c) the outlet area [cm2]