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Two pounds per second steam enters the turbine at 500 ft/s with
600 BTU/lb enthalpy and leaves at 200 ft/s and 500 BTU/lb. If heat loss
is 500 BTU/hr, find the horsepower output of the turbine.
12.
13.
Find the
of ammonia (NH3)
in
a 5 m^3 vessel having a
mass
pressure of 120 kpa and 20C.

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