A steam turbine receives steam from two boilers. One flow is 5 kg/s at 3 MPa,...

A steam turbine receives steam from two boilers.

One flow is 5 kg/s at 3 MPa, 700°C and the other flow is 15 kg/s at 800 kPa, 500°C.

The exit state is 10 kPa, with a quality of 96%.

Calculate the efficiency of the turbine and the total power output.

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Amanda K answered 1 year ago

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