An open feedwater heater is a direct-contact heat exchanger used in vapor power plants. Shown in the figure below are feedwater heater with H20 operating data for an open 31 °C as the working fluid operating at steady state, where T1 P2=3 bar = 0.92 +2 P3 3 bar Saturated liquid m380 kg/s T, PT=3 bar Open feedwater 3 heater Ignoring stray heat transfer from the outside of the heat exchanger to its surroundings and kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the rate of entropy production, in kW/K.

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An open feedwater heater is a direct-contact heat exchanger used in vapor power plants. Shown in the figure below are
feedwater heater with H20
operating data for an open
31 °C
as the working fluid operating at steady state, where T1
P2=3 bar
= 0.92
+2
P3 3 bar
Saturated liquid
m380 kg/s
T, PT=3 bar
Open
feedwater
3
heater
Ignoring stray heat transfer from the outside of the heat exchanger to its surroundings and kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the rate of
entropy production, in kW/K.
Transcribed Image Text:An open feedwater heater is a direct-contact heat exchanger used in vapor power plants. Shown in the figure below are feedwater heater with H20 operating data for an open 31 °C as the working fluid operating at steady state, where T1 P2=3 bar = 0.92 +2 P3 3 bar Saturated liquid m380 kg/s T, PT=3 bar Open feedwater 3 heater Ignoring stray heat transfer from the outside of the heat exchanger to its surroundings and kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the rate of entropy production, in kW/K.
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