A proposal is made to use a geothermal supply of hot water to operate a steam turbine,

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A proposal is made to use a geothermal supply of hot water to operate a steam turbine, as shown in Fig. P6.105. The high pressure water at 200 lbf/in.2, 350 F, is throttled into a flash evaporator chamber, which forms liquid and vapor at a lower pressure of 60 lbf/in.2. The liquid is discarded while the saturated vapor feeds the turbine and exits at 1 lbf/in.2, 90% quality. If the turbine should produce 1000 hp, find the required mass flow rate of hot geothermal water in pound-mass per hour.
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Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781118131992

8th Edition

Authors: Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag

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