QUESTION 1 The economiser of a steam boiler receives its feed water at 34.6°C and supplies the evaporator at a temperature of 60.1°C. The water is then heated at a constant pressure of 600kPa and delivered with a dryness fraction of 0.73. The super-heater dries and superheats the steam to a specific volume of 0.394m³/kg. Determine the: specific volume of the wet steam;

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QUESTION 1
The economiser of a steam boiler receives its feed water at 34.6°C
and supplies the evaporator at a temperature of 60.1°C. The water
is then heated at a constant pressure of 600kPa and delivered with
a dryness fraction of 0.73. The super-heater dries and superheats the
steam to a specific volume of 0.394m³/kg. Determine the:
specific volume of the wet steam;
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 1 The economiser of a steam boiler receives its feed water at 34.6°C and supplies the evaporator at a temperature of 60.1°C. The water is then heated at a constant pressure of 600kPa and delivered with a dryness fraction of 0.73. The super-heater dries and superheats the steam to a specific volume of 0.394m³/kg. Determine the: specific volume of the wet steam;
specific enthalpy supplied by the super-heater;
boiler efficiency when 5450kg of steam is delivered per
hour and 791kg of coal is used per hour with a heat value
of 29.5MJ/kg; m
(
Transcribed Image Text:specific enthalpy supplied by the super-heater; boiler efficiency when 5450kg of steam is delivered per hour and 791kg of coal is used per hour with a heat value of 29.5MJ/kg; m (
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