5-49 Steam flows steadily through an adiabatic turbine. The inlet conditions of the steam are 10 MPa, 450°C, and 80 m/s, and the exit conditions are 10 kPa, 92 percent quality, and 50 m/s. The mass flow rate of the steam is 12 kg/s. Determine
a) the change in kinetic energy,
b) the power output, and
c) the turbine inlet area. Answers:
a) -1.95 kJ/kg,
b) 10.2 MW,
c) 0.00447 m2

 
 
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