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4. 4MPa, 350°C of water vapor enters the insulating turbines, and is discharged into 50kPa of...

4. 4MPa, 350°C of water vapor enters the insulating turbines, and is discharged into 50kPa of saturated vapor after expansion. Ignore kinetic energy and position energy.
1) Draw a schematic diagram and a T-s diagram of the turbine.
2) Obtain turbine efficiency.
3) Obtain entropy change from turbine.

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