PLATE NO.

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STEAM TURBINE

INSTRUCTION: Solve the following problems. Write your solution on a clean short bond
paper. Make sure to box all your final answer for each item. Strictly no erasures allowed.
Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. Steam in a Rankine cycle is expanded from a 200psia saturated vapor state to 20psia. The
turbine has an efficiency of 0.8. What is the actual enthalpy after expansion?
At 200psia (saturated vapor): h=1199.3 Btu/lb, s=1.5466 Btu/lbR
At 20psia: sf = 0.3359Btu/lbR sfg=1.3963Btu/lbR hf=196.2Btu/lb hfg=960.2
a. 960.2Btu/lb b. 986.1Btu/lb c. 1028.7 Btu/lb d. 1062.8 Btu/lb
2. A 150MW turbo-generator requires 700,000 kg of steam per hour at rated load and 22,000 kg
per hour at zero load. Calculate the steam rate in kg/kw-hr at 75% of its rated load.
a. 5.83 b. 4.72 c. 3.54 d. 6.32
3. A 10MW steam turbine generator power plant has a full load steam rate of 5.5kg/kw-hr. No
load steam consumption is around 10% of the full load steam consumption. Calculate the hourly
steam consumption at half load in kg/hr.
a. 30250 b. 29830 c. 32510 d. 31820
4. A 5MW steam turbine generator power plant has a full load steam rate of 6.0kg/kw-hr.
Assuming no load consumption at 10% of the full load. Compute the hourly steam consumption
at 60%% in kg/hr.
a. 14500 b. 19200 c. 26500 d. 35600
5. Available enthalpy of turbine is 1164.9KJ/kg, turbine efficiency is 75%, full load capacity is
4500kw. Find the full load steam consumption in kg/kwhr.
a. 2.34 b. 4.51 c. 4.12 d. 3.45
6. The pressure and temperature entering the turbine is 1800kpaa and 380 oC. The temperature
leaving the turbine is 20kpa. The quality of steams entering the condenser is 90%. Find the
turbine work.
a. 633.33 b. 733.33 c. 833.33 d. 933.33
7. In a certain steam plant, the turbine develops 1000kW. The heat supplied to the steam in the
boiler is 2800KJ/kg, the heat rejected by the steam to the cooling water in the condenser is
2100KJ/kg and the feed pump work is 10kw. Calculate the steam flow round the cycle in kg/s.
a. 0.98 b. 1.41 c. 1.98 d. 2.15
8. A steam turbine receives a steam flow of 1.38kg/s and delivers 500kw. The heat loss in the
casing is negligible. Find the heat drop across the turbine, the entrance velocity is 60m/s, the
exit velocity is 36m/s and the inlet pipe is 3m above the exhaust pipe.
a. 363.5 b. 371.5 c. 421.3 d. 501.4
9. A steam power plant operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle. The steam enters the turbine at
3MPa and 350oC and is condensed at a pressure of 75kpa. What is the backwork ratio of the
plant?
a. 0.347 b. 0. 372 c. 0.426 d. 0.514
10. A steam turbine has an inlet enthalpy of 2800KJ/kg with velocity of 35m/s. The exit steam
condition is 2650KJ/kg. Find the exit velocity.
a. 546.26 b. 548.84 c. 558.32 d. 568.21
11. A turbine has an efficiency of 75% and a kilowatt output of 5500kw at full load. If the available
energy of the turbine is 1200KJ/kg, determine the steam flow at the turbine per hour.
a. 20000 b. 21000 c. 22000 d. 23000
12. An adiabatic turbine in a steam generating plant receives steam at a pressure of 7MPa and
550oC and exhausts at 20kpa. The turbine inlet is twice higher than the turbine exit, the inlet
and exit steam velocities are 15m/s and 300m/s respectively. Calculate the turbine work.
a. 1861.41 b. 1895.32 c. 1196.23 d. 1197.10
13. A steam power plant operates on the Rankine cycle. The steam enters the turbine at 7MPa and
550oC with a velocity of 40m/s. It discharges to the condenser at 20kpa with a velocity of
90m/s. Calculate the net work in MW for a flow of 41.3kg/s.
a. 46.54 b. 50.87 c. 58.36 d. 62.14
14. Steam flows into a turbine at the rate of 10kg/s and 10kw of heat are lost from the turbine.
Ignoring elevation and kinetic energy effects, calculate the power output from the turbine. Note:
h1=2745 and h2=2204KJ/kg.
a. 4375kw b. 4857kw c. 5100kw d. 5400kw
15. A reheat steam cycle has 13.85MPa throttle pressure at the turbine inlet and a 2.8MPa reheat
pressure, the throttle and reheat temperatures of the steam is 540 oC, condenser pressure is
3.4MPa, engine efficiency of high pressure and low pressure is 75%. Determine the turbine
work.
a. 1025.3 b. 1200.2 c. 1352.4 d. 1456.8
16. A reheat steam cycle has 13.85MPa throttle pressure at the turbine inlet and a 2.8MPa reheat
pressure, the throttle and reheat temperatures of the steam is 540 oC, condenser pressure is
3.4MPa, engine efficiency of high pressure and low pressure is 75%. Determine the cycle
thermal efficiency.
a. 25.3 b. 29.4 c. 30.2 d. 34.5
17. A reheat steam cycle has 13.85MPa throttle pressure at the turbine inlet and a 2.8MPa reheat
pressure, the throttle and reheat temperatures of the steam is 540 oC, condenser pressure is
3.4MPa, engine efficiency of high pressure and low pressure is 85%. Determine back work ratio.
a. 0.91 b. 1.03 c. 1.1 d. 1.9
18. The energy input to the turbine is 2800KJ/kg and the energy at the exit is 1400KJ/kg.
Considering the efficiency is 77% and the power output at full load is 6000kW. What is the
turbine flow rate at full load in kg/kw-hr?
a. 2.54 b. 3.34 c. 3.43 d. 4.21
19. A 180 MW turbogenerator requires 660000kg of steam per hour at rated load and 20000kg of
steam per hour at zero load. Calculate the steam rate in kg/kw-hr at 80% of its rated load.
a. 2.36 b. 2.96 c. 3.16 d. 3.69
20. A regenerative turbine has the following test results: throttle flow = 38300kg/hr; ave. turbo-
generator load=10MW; throttle pressure and temperature=2.620MPa&510 oC; condenser
vacuum=25.4mm Hg; feedwater leaves last heater at 171oC. Determine the turbine heat rate in
KJ/kwh.
a. 9562 b. 10569 c. 15236 d. 18641
21. The energy input to the turbine is 3200KJ/kg and the energy at the exit is 1600KJ/kg.
Considering the efficiency is 73% and the power output at full load is 5MW. What is the turbine
flow rate at full load in kg/kw-hr?
a. 2.04 b. 3.08 c. 3.51 d. 4.15
22. The maximum thermal efficiency possible for a power cycle operating between 1200 oF and
225oF is:
a. 58.37 b. 58.73 c. 57.34 d. 57.43
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23. A steam turbine receives steam at 7MPa and 550 C and exhausts at 20KPa. Determine the stage
efficiency if the actual exhaust enthalpy is 2413.89KJ/kg.
a. 60 b. 70 c. 80 d. 90
24. A steam turbine with 92% stage efficiency receives steam at 7MPa and 550 oC and exhausts at
20KPa. Determine the quality of the exhaust this time.
a. 86.43 b. 88.91 c. 90.64 d. 93.67
25. A steam engine develops 60 Bhp with saturated steam at 1034.25 Kpa absolute and exhaust at
124.11 Kpa. Steam consumption is 736.36 kg/hr. Calculate the indicated engine efficiency based
on 90% mechanical efficiency.
a. 69.75% b.67.75% c. 66.75% d.68.75%
26. The crank of a double acting steam engine rotates at 220 rpm. The bore and stroke of the steam
engine is 300 mm x 470 mm, and the mean effective pressure acting upon the piston is 4.5
kg/cm2
Find the indicated horsepower developed in the cylinder.
a. 144.14 KW b. 144.14 hp c.150.14 hp d. 153.51 KW
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27. Steam enters a steam engine at 2 Mpa and 230 C and exit at 0.1 Mpa. Steam consumption is
1500 kg/hr. Determine the equivalent Rankine efficiency.
a. 31.22% b. 21.22% c.33% d.22.12%
28. The indicated efficiency of a steam engine is 65%. The engine entrance is 2600 KJ/kg and exit is
2100 KJ/kg. If steam consumption is 3000 kg/hr and mechanical efficiency is 90%, what is the
brake power of the engine?
a. 55KW b.84 KW c.243.75 KW d.70 KW
29. A steam engine 18” x 24” runs at 250 rpm. The diameter of piston rod is 3.5 in. The indicator
card is 3.5 in long and the area of the head ends is 1.96 sq in. Area of the crank end card is 1.86
sq in. spring scale is 800 lb. In the test, a prony brake with 10 ft lever arm registered an average
load on the scale of 100 psi/in. What is the mechanical efficiency of the engine?
a.86.50% b.88.00% c.92.24% d.84.10%
30. A steam engine has 10% brake thermal efficiency and consumes 750 kg/hr steam. The enthalpy
of steam at the entrance and exit of the engine are 2800 and 450 KJ/kg respectively. Determine
the brake power of the engine in KW.
a. a. 87 b. 76 c. 49 d. 35