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Solving for x
1
,
1
5
h
2
2 h
f1
h
1
2 h
f1
From Table A-3E at 300 lbf/in.
2
, h
f1
5 394.1 Btu/lb and h
g1
5 1203.9 Btu/lb. At
14.7 lbf/in.
2
and 2508F, h
2
5 1168.8 Btu/lb from Table A-4E. Inserting values into
the above expression, the quality of the steam in the line is x
1
5 0.957 (95.7%).
➊ For throttling calorimeters exhausting to the atmosphere, the quality of the
steam in the line must be greater than about 94% to ensure that the steam
leaving the calorimeter is superheated.
If the supply line carried saturated vapor at 300 lbf/in.
2
, deter-
mine the temperature at the calorimeter exit, in 8F, for the same exit pres-
sure, 14.7 lbf/in.
2
Ans. 3248F.
Ability to…
❑
apply Eq. 4.22 for a throt-
tling process.
❑
retrieve property data for
water
✓
Skills Developed
BIOCONNECTIONS Living things also can be considered integrated sys-
tems. Figure 4.17 shows a control volume enclosing a tree receiving solar radiation.
As indicated on the figure, a portion of the incident radiation is reflected to the
surroundings. Of the net solar energy received by the tree, about 21% is returned to the
surroundings by heat transfer, principally convection. Water management accounts for most
of the remaining solar input.
Trees sweat as do people; this is called evapotranspiration. As shown in Fig. 4.17, about
78% of the net solar energy received by the tree is used to pump liquid water from the
surroundings, primarily the ground, convert it to a vapor, and discharge it to the surround-
ings through tiny pores (called stomata) in the leaves. Nearly all the water taken up is lost
in this manner and only a small fraction is used within the tree. Applying an energy balance
to the control volume enclosing the tree, just 1% of the net solar energy received by the
tree is left for use in the production of biomass (wood and leaves). Evapotranspiration
benefits trees but also contributes significantly to water loss from watersheds, illustrating
that in nature as in engineering there are trade-offs.
4.11 System Integration
Thus far, we have studied several types of components selected from
those commonly seen in practice. These components are usually encoun-
tered in combination, rather than individually. Engineers often must
creatively combine components to achieve some overall objective, sub-
ject to constraints such as minimum total cost. This important engineer-
ing activity is called system integration.
In engineering practice and everyday life, integrated systems are
regularly encountered. Many readers are already familiar with a par-
ticularly successful system integration: the simple power plant shown
in Fig. 4.16. This system consists of four components in series: a turbine-
generator, condenser, pump, and boiler. We consider such power plants
in detail in subsequent sections of the book.
Boiler
Condenser
TurbinePump
Q
in
˙
Q
out
˙
W
p
˙
W
t
˙
Fig. 4.16 Simple vapor power plant.
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