116 IIa. Thermodynamics: Fundamentals
To find the rate of work delivered, we need to find h
e
and m
. The exit enthalpy is
given by h
e
= h
f,e
+ x
e
h
fg,e
. Having h
f,e
and h
fg,e
, we must find x
e
. This is obtained
from the isentropic expansion of steam in the turbine:
s
i
= s
e
= s
f,e
+ x
e
s
fg,e
712.0
7149.1
2202.1
188.09029.1
188.04082.1
,,
,
==
−
−
=
−
−
=
efog
efi
e
ss
ss
x
h
e
= h
f ,e
+ x
e
(h
g,e
- h
f,e
) = 101.71 + 0.712(1119.4 - 101.71) = 826.3 Btu/lbm. We
find the mass flow rate from
iii
AVm
ρ
=
= (1/0.4668) × 160 × 22 = 7540.7 lbm/s.
Thus, the power produced by the turbine is obtained as:
=
¸
¸
¹
·
¨
¨
©
§
−+−= )
22
()(
22
ei
eis
VV
hhmW
7540.7 ×
¸
¸
¹
·
¨
¨
©
§
××
−
+− )
7782.322
100160
()3.8264.1210(
22
= 2.898E6 Btu/s
b) In an isentropic process, no entropy is produced. This is confirmed by Equation
IIa.10.16, since s
1
= s
2
and Q = 0, therefore,
σ
C.V.
= 0.
c) and d) In this problem,
w
use
= w
use, opt
and I = 0.
11. Exergy or Availability
Our goal is to determine the maximum work that can be obtained in a work-
producing process from a given system. Such system may contain various forms
of energy including kinetic, potential, chemical, electrical, and nuclear. The nec-
essary and sufficient conditions for obtaining the maximum work from a system
are satisfied in a reversible process that brings the system to the dead state. The
dead state for pressure (P) and temperature (T) of the system is when P and T
reach P
o
and T
o
of the surroundings, respectively. When this occurs, the system is
in chemical, mechanical, and thermal equilibrium with the surroundings. Such
equilibrium with the surroundings is required if work can be extracted by any
means. For example, if system contains kinetic energy then its velocity should be
brought to zero. Similar argument applies to potential energy, etc. Next we inves-
tigate the availability (exergy) of closed systems and of control volumes focusing
on the systems that contain only mechanical and thermal energies.
11.1 Availability (Exergy), Closed Systems
Shown in Figure IIa.11.1 is a closed system containing a hot gas with the fric-
tionless piston held in place by a stop. We now remove the stop and let the gas
expand. The work delivered by the piston in an infinitesimal move is
δ
W
use
=
δ
W
–P
o
dV. To bring temperature down to that of the surrounding (T
o
),
δ
Q heat must