Wet steam at 0.40 MPa enters a cyclonic separator (Problem 3.25) with a quality of 0.96 at a velocity of 30 m/s. The diameter of the separator inlet is 150 mm. Determine the volumetric and mass flow rates of the wet steam.

Data from in problem 3.25

Moisture in a steam pipeline can result in corrosion, scaling, and other problems; hence, it is desirable to remove suspended water droplets from the flow. One way to accomplish this is to use a cyclonic separator. This separator removes the moisture from the flow using the centrifugal action of a swirling flow to cause the droplets to impact the walls of the separator. The liquid then drains from the bottom of the separator, and dry steam exits at the top. Wet steam at 410 K with a quality of 0.98 enters a cyclonic separator with a flow rate of 0.50 kg/s. The inlet diameter of the separator is 100 mm. Determine the velocity of the steam entering the separator.

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Wet steam →Dry steam condensate to steam trap