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1. A turbine receives steam at 285 psia and 650°F and exhausts at 65 psia. It is calculated to have 3,071.74 horsepower for a steam flow of 54,000 lb/hr. The enthalpy of steam at exhaust is calculated to be 3,122.92 kJ/kg or 1,342.46 Btu/lb. 2. A Pelton wheel has a water supply 1,225 feet above its nozzle. With a flow of 45 cfs and a nozzle pressure of 510 psig, it is calculated to have 6,015 horsepower at the nozzle. With an efficiency of 80%, its brake horsepower is calculated to be 4,812 horsepower

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X X H H S S: F FG F FG

1. A turbine receives steam at 285 psia and 650°F and exhausts at 65 psia. It is calculated to have 3,071.74 horsepower for a steam flow of 54,000 lb/hr. The enthalpy of steam at exhaust is calculated to be 3,122.92 kJ/kg or 1,342.46 Btu/lb. 2. A Pelton wheel has a water supply 1,225 feet above its nozzle. With a flow of 45 cfs and a nozzle pressure of 510 psig, it is calculated to have 6,015 horsepower at the nozzle. With an efficiency of 80%, its brake horsepower is calculated to be 4,812 horsepower

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Name: Seila Molina ME 152 – Power Plant Engineering

Home Based Quiz 1F


Solve the following problems in Steam Turbine and Hydraulic Electric Power Plant:

1. A turbine receives steam at 285 psia and 650 oF and exhaust at 65 psia. For the particular type of
turbine the reheat factor is 1.05 and the average efficiency is 70 %. Neglecting mechanical losses,
calculate:
a.) turbine horsepower for a steam flow of 54,000 lb/hr.
b.) enthalpy of steam at exhaust.

Solution:
101.325 kpa
285 psia x =1964.46 kpa=1.96 Mpa From steam tables at:
14.7 psi
101.325 KPa
650°F = 343.33°c 62 psia x =448.04 KPa ≈ 0.448 MPa
14.7 psi
@ 340°C, 1.95 MPa = 3115.7 KJ/kg; s = 6.9332 h f = 622.54 KJ/kg = 267.61 Btu/lb
2

; 2.0 MPa = 3114.6 KJ/kg; s = 6.9201 h fg = 2121.2 KJ/kg


2

@ 350°c; 1.95 MPa = 3138 KJ/kg; s = 6.96392 sf = 1.819 KJ/kg


2

; 2.0 MPa = 3137 KJ/kg; s = 6.9563 sfg = 5.0391 KJ/kg


2

solving h; x: solving s; x:
350−340 3138−3115.7 350−340 6.9692−6.9332
= =
350−343.33 3138−x 350−343.33 6.9692−x
x = 3123.13 KJ/kg x = 6.9452
y: y:
350−340 3137−3114.6 350−340 6.9563−6.9201
= =
350−343.33 3137− y 350−343.33 6.9563− y
y = 3122.06 KJ/kg y = 6.9322
h: s1:
2.0−1.95 3122.06−3123.13 2.0−1.95 6.9322−6.9452
= =
2.0−1.96 3122.06−h 2.0−1.96 6.9322−s 1
h = 3122.92 KJ/kg = 1342.46 Btu/lb s1 ≈ 6.9426 KJ/kg-K
s1=s 2
s1=s f + x 2 s fg
2 2

s 1−sf 6.9426−1.819
x 2= 2
= =1.02
s fg 2
5.0391
h2 =hf + x 2 hfg = 622.54 + 1.02(2121.2) = 2786.16 KJ/kg = 1197.69 Btu/lb
2 2

(a) Turbine Horsepower:


lb Btu
54000
( 1342.46−1197.69 )
hr lb
Pt = ms(h1 – h2) = = 3071.74 hp
Btu
2545
hr −hp
2. The difference in elevation between the source of the water supply and the center line of the base of
the
(b) nozzle of aofPelton
Enthalpy steamwheel 1225 feet. During a test the pressure at the end of the nozzle was 510 psig
at exhaust:
h1−h 2a
es =
h1−h 2
when the flow was 45 cubic feet per second (cfs). Inside diameter of the penstock is 30 inches.
Compute:
a.) water horsepower at the base of the nozzle.
b.) Brake horsepower developed by the Pelton wheel if efficiency is 80%.

Solution:
(a)
Pw = ρQh
v2
velocity head = hv =
2g
Q 45
=9.17 ft /s
v = Q/A = π d2 = π 30 2
4
2
( )
4 12
( 9.17 )
hv = =1.31 ft
2(32.2)
pressure head:
(510)(144)
hp = P/ρ = =1176.92 ft
62.4
total head:
h = hv + hp = 1.31 + 1176.92 = 1178.23 ft
Pw = (62.4)(45)(1178.23) = 3, 308, 469.84 ft-lb/s = 6015.4 Hp
(b) Brake Horsepower:
Pt
et = P
w

Pt = ρQhet = (62.4)(45)(1178.23)(0.8) = 2, 646, 775.87 ft-lb/s = 4812.32 Hp

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