Steam Turbine Problems

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1. A steam turbine receives 5,000 kg/hr of steam at 5 MPa and 400ᵒC and velocity of 25 m/s.

It leaves
the turbine at 0.006 MPa and 85% quality and velocity of 20 m/s. Radiation loss is 10,000 kJ/hr. Find
the kW developed.
a. 1273.29 b. 2173.29 c. 1373.29 d. 7231.29
2. A steam turbine with 90% stage efficiency receives steam at 7 MPa and 550˚C and exhausts at 20 kPa.
Determine the turbine work in kJ/kg.
a. 1117 b. 1132 c. 1123 d. 1143
3. A steam turbine with 90% stage efficiency receives steam at 7 MPa and 550˚C and exhausts at 20 kPa.
Determine the quality at exhaust.
a. 87.45% b. 76.34% c. 82.34% d. 91.69%
4. A small steam turbine power plant of 5,000 kW capacity has a full load steam rate of 6 kg of steam per
kW-hr. No load steam consumption may be taken as 10% of the full load steam consumption. Write the
equations of Willan’s line of this turbine and at 60% of rated load, calculate the hourly steam
consumption of this unit.
a. 19,100 kg/hr b. 19,300 kg/hr c. 19,200 kg/hr d. 19,400 kg/hr
5. Steam flows into a turbine at the rate of 10 kg/s and 10 kW of heat are lost from the turbine. Ignoring
elevation and kinetic energy effects, calculate the power output form the turbine. Inlet enthalpy is 2739
kJ/kg and exhaust enthalpy is 2300.5 kJ/kg.
a. 4605 kW b. 4973 kW c. 4375 kW d. 4000 kW
6. Steam entering the turbine has a rate of 10 kg/s with an enthalpy of 3400 kJ/kg and 2600 kJ/kg at the
exhaust. If 100 kW of heat is rejected from the turbine casing, what is the turbine work?
a. 7900 kW b. 7700 kW c. 5600 kW d. 5400 kW
7. A steam turbine of 6 MW capacity has a Willan’s lie equation of ms = 5.5L + 3000 kg/hr. Determine
the steam consumption at 70% load.
a. 3564 kg/hr b. 3546 kg/hr c. 26,100 kg/hr d. 58,400 kg/hr
8. A steam turbine has an entrance enthalpy of 3050 kJ/kg. The exit has 2500 kJ/kg. Determine the
actual enthalpy after isentropic expansion if stage efficiency is 90%.
a. 1255 b. 2555 c. 2500 d. 2000
9. A steam turbine has an entrance enthalpy of 3400 kJ/kg and 2500 kJ/kg at exit. If generator
generates 2430 kW and has 90% efficiency, what is the mass of steam entering the turbine.
a. 10,400 kg/hr b. 10,600 kg/hr c. 10,700 kg/hr d. 10,800 kg/hr
10. Steam turbine in Rankine cycle has an exhaust enthalpy of 2650 kJ/kg and delivers 0.8 kg/s of
steam. Determine the heat rejected in kJ/s from the condenser if enthalpy at exit is 200 kJ/kg.
a. 1960 b. 1940 c. 1995 d. 1909

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