Question

For a specific volume of 0.2 m3/kg, find the quality of steam if the absolute pressure is (a) 40 kPa and (b) 630 kPa. What is the temperature of each case?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x=0.0498$

$x'=0.659$

Explanation:

Specific Volume $V=0.2m_3/kg$

Absolute Pressure (a) $P_a= 40kpa$

Giving

$T_a=75.87$

$v_f=1.265*10^{-3}m^3/kg$

$v_g=3.993m^3/kg$

                               (b) $P_a= 630kpa$

Giving

$T_b=160.13C$

$v_f'=1.10282*10^{-3} m^3/kg$

$v_g'=0.30286 m^3/kg$

(a)

Generally the equation for quality of Steam X  is mathematically given by

$x=\frac{v-v_f}{v_g-v_f}$

$x=\frac{0.2-1.0265*10^{-3}}{3.993-1.0265*10^{-3}}$

$x=0.0498$

(b)

Generally the equation for quality of Steam X  is mathematically given by

$x'=\frac{v-v_f'}{v_g'-v_f'}$

$x'=\frac{0.2-1.10*10^{-3}}{3.30-1.1*10^{-3}}$

$x'=0.659$