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An air turbine with inlet conditions of 500 kPa, 327 C operates in steady flow and...

An air turbine with inlet conditions of 500 kPa, 327 C operates in steady flow and has an actual power output of 70 kW. The discharge pressure is 100 kPa and the turbine has an efficiency of 0.8 at these operating conditions. Consider specific heats constant.

a) Calculate the actual mass flow rate at the turbine exit.

b) Calculate the actual turbine exit temperature.

c) Show the actual and ideal processes on a T-s and P-v diagram.

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