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Conservation of Energy: Sample problems

1. Assuming that there are no heat effects and no frictional effects, find the kinetic energy and
speed of a 3220-lb body after it falls 778 ft from rest. 224 fps
2. Steam enters a turbine with an enthalpy of 1292 Btu/lb and leaves with an enthalpy of 1098
Btu/lb. The transferred heat is 13 Btu/lb. What is the work in Btu/min and in hp for a flow of 2
Ib/sec? 512.3 hp
3. During a steady flow process, the pressure of the working substance drops from 200 to 20 psi,
the speed increases from 200 to 1000 fps, the internal energy of the open system decreases 25
BTU/lb, and the specific volume increases from 1 to 8 ft 3/lb. No heat is transferred. Determine
the work per unit mass. Is it done on or by the substance? Determine the work in hp for 10 lb per
min. 13.24 BTU/lbm, 3.12 hp
4. Steam is supplied to a fully loaded 100 hp turbine at 200 psia with u1 = 1163.3 BTU/lb, 𝜐1 =
2.65 ft3/lb and v1 = 400 fps. Exhaust is at 1 psia with u2 = 925 BTU/lb, 𝜐2 = 294 ft3/lb and and v2 =
1100 fps. The heat loss from the steam in the turbine is 10 BTU/lb. Neglect potential energy
change and determine (a) the work in BTU per lb steam and (b) the steam flow rate in lb/hr. 251
BTU/lbm, 1014 lb/hr
5. An air compressor (open system) receives 272 kg per min of air at 99.29 kPa and a specific
volume of 0.026 m3/kg. The air flows steady through the compressor and is discharged at 689.5
kPa and 0.0051 m3/kg. The initial internal energy of the air is 1594 J/kg; at discharge, the internal
energy is 6241 J/kg. The cooling water circulated around the cylinder carries away 4383 J/kg of
heat from air. The change in kinetic energy is 896 J/kg increases. Compute the work in kJ/min. –
2954 kJ/min
6. A centrifugal pump operating under steady flow conditions delivers 2,270 kg/min of water
from an initial pressure of 82,740 Pa to a final pressure of 275,800 Pa. The diameter of the inlet
pipe to the pump is 15.24 cm and the diameter of the discharge pipe is 10.16 cm. What is the
work in kJ/min? – 458.1 kJ/min
7. A turbine operates under steady flow conditions, receiving steam at the following state:
pressure 1200 kPa, temperature 188OC, enthalpy 2785 kJ/kg, speed 33.3 m/s and elevation 3 m.
The steam leaves the turbine at the following state; pressure 20 kPa, enthalpy 2512 kJ/kg, speed
100 m/s and elevation 0 m. Heat is lost to the surroundings at the rate of 0.29 kJ/s. If the rate of
steam flow through the turbine is 0.42 kg/s, what is the power output of the turbine in kW?
112.52 kW
8. Steam enters a turbine stage with an enthalpy of 3628 kJ/kg at 70 m/s and leaves the same
stage with an enthalpy of 2846 kJ/kg and a velocity of 124 m/s. Calculate the work done by the
steam in kJ/kg. 776.8 kJ/kg

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