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Steam enters an adiabatic turbine steadily at 3 MPa and 400°C and leaves at 50 kPa....

Steam enters an adiabatic turbine steadily at 3 MPa and 400°C and leaves at 50 kPa. If the isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 66.7%, determine the actual temperature of steam at turbine exit. The mass flow rate of the steam flowing through the turbine is 218 kg/min, determine the power output from the turbine. Plot the T-s diagram.

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