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The document discusses examples related to the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, focusing on steam properties and power plant efficiency. It includes calculations for steam quality, heat transfer rates, and specific work done in various systems. Additionally, it highlights the risks of wet steam in turbines and the importance of system diagrams and assumptions in thermodynamic analysis.

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Week 23 - Revision Examples

The document discusses examples related to the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, focusing on steam properties and power plant efficiency. It includes calculations for steam quality, heat transfer rates, and specific work done in various systems. Additionally, it highlights the risks of wet steam in turbines and the importance of system diagrams and assumptions in thermodynamic analysis.

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MECH 1215

Thermofluids 1

Revision Class 1

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1st Law of Thermodynamics Examples – Element 2

Determine the values of pressure and specific enthalpy for steam of


quality x = 0.8 at 175°C.

What risks are associated with ‘wet steam’ being present in, for
example, a turbine?

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1st Law of Thermodynamics Examples – Element 4

A 600 MW steam power plant, which is cooled by a nearby river,


has a thermal efficiency of 40%. Determine the rate of heat transfer
to the river water. Will the actual heat transfer rate be higher or
lower than this value? Why?

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1st Law of Thermodynamics Examples – Closed Systems

How do we solve this?

1. Draw a system diagram

2. Identify the heat and work inputs/outputs on


the diagram

3. Identify any assumptions that must be made

4. Apply the 1st Law of Thermodynamics

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1st Law of Thermodynamics Examples – Element
4 and 5
Steam is available from a high-pressure boiler at a condition of 30
bar and 400°C. The steam is expanded down to a pressure of 5
bar and a temperature of 250°C.

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1st Law of Thermodynamics Examples – Element
4 and 5
Steam is available from a high-pressure boiler at a condition of 30 bar and
400°C. The steam is expanded down to a pressure of 5 bar and a
temperature of 250°C.

(a) What is the specific work done if the expansion takes place in a closed
cylinder-piston arrangement, assuming that no heat transfer occurs?
(b) If the expansion takes place in a turbine, what is the specific work done by
the turbine if heat transfer from the turbine and steam velocities are
negligible?
(c) If the expansion takes place in an adiabatic nozzle and the initial velocity of
the steam is negligible, what is the steam velocity at exit?
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Open vs Closed Systems

(a) (b) (c)

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