Chapter 10: Tabulated properties Steam Tables

Exa 10.1

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#What is the heat of vaporization of water at 100 psia?
#initialisation of variables
p= 100									#psia
vg= 4.432 								#cu ft/lb
vf= 0.01744 							#cu ft/lb
T= 327.8 								#F
sfg= 1.1286 							#Bu/lb R
#CALCULATIONS
Q=(T+460)*sfg							#Heat of vaporisation
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' %('Heat of vaporisation (Btu/lb) = ',Q)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
Heat of vaporisation (Btu/lb) =  889.11
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.2

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#Saturated Steam has entropy of 1.6315 Btu/lb R; What are its pressure,
#temperature and enthalpy?
#initialisation of variables
S= 1.6315 						#Btu/lb R
#CALCULATIONS
print '%s' %('All the values are obtained from the steam tables')
P= 70 							#psia
t= 302.92 						#F
h= 1180.6 						#Btu/lb
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' %('Pressure (Psia) = ',P)
print '%s %.2f' % (' \n Temperature (F) = ',t)
print '%s %.2f' % (' \n Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',h)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
All the values are obtained from the steam tables
Pressure (Psia) =  70.00
 
 Temperature (F) =  302.92
 
 Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  1180.60

Exa 10.3

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#What is the internal energy of saturated water vapor at 250F?
#initialisation of variables
T= 250 						#F
hg= 1164.0 					#Btu/lb
P= 29.825 					#Psia
Vg= 13.821 					#cu ft/lb
#CALCULATIONS
ug= hg-(P*Vg*144./778.)     #Internal energy
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' %('Internal energy (Btu/lb) = ',ug)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
Internal energy (Btu/lb) =  1087.70
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.4

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#Find the properties of a mixture of steam and liquid water at 100 psia, containing 40 percent liquid.
#initialisation of variables
P= 100 							#psia
n= 40
vf= 0.01774 					#cu ft/lb
vg= 4.432 						#cu ft/lb
hf= 298.4 						#Btu/lb
hfg= 888.8 						#Btu/lb
sg= 1.6026 						#Btu/lb R
sfg= 1.1286 					#Btu/lb R
#CALCULATIONS
vx= (n/100.)*vf+(1-(n/100.))*vg 	#Volume of mixture
hx= hf+(1-(n/100.))*hfg			#Enthalpy of mixture
sx= sg-(n/100.)*sfg				#Entropy of mixture
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' %('Volume (cu ft/lb) = ',vx)
print '%s %.2f' %(' \n Entropy (Btu/lb R) = ',sx)
print '%s %.2f' %(' \n Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',hx)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
Volume (cu ft/lb) =  2.67
 
 Entropy (Btu/lb R) =  1.15
 
 Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  831.68
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.5

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#Find the enthalpy of wet steam, 0.97 quality, at 100 psia.
#initialisation of variables
P= 100 					#psia
n= 0.97
hf= 298.4 				#Btu/lb
hfg= 888.8 				#Btu/lb
hg= 1187.2 				#Btu/lb
#CALCULATIONS
hx= hf+n*hfg			#Enthalpy
hx1= hg-(1-n)*hfg		#Precise Enthalpy
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' % ('Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',hx)
print '%s %.2f' % (' \n Precise Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',hx1)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  1160.54
 
 Precise Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  1160.54
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.6

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#Water at 15 psia has entropy of 1.7050 Btu/lb R. Find its enthalpy and volume.
#initialisation of variables
P= 15 					#psia
S= 1.7050 				#Btu/lb R
sg= 1.7549 				#btu/lb R
sfg= 1.4415 			#Bru/lb R
hg= 1150.8 				#btu/lb
hfg= 969.7 				#Btu/lb
vg= 26.29 				#cu ft/lb
vfg= 26.27 				#cu ft/lb
#CALCULATIONS
n= (sg-S)/sfg 			#moisture fraction
sx= sg-n*sfg			#Entropy
hx= hg-n*hfg			#Enthalpy
vx= vg-n*vfg			#Volume
#RESULTS
print '%s %.2f' % ('Volume (cu ft/lb) = ',vx)
print '%s %.2f' % (' \n Entropy (Btu/lb R) = ',sx)
print '%s %.2f' % (' \n Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',hx)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
Volume (cu ft/lb) =  25.38
 
 Entropy (Btu/lb R) =  1.71
 
 Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  1117.23
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.10

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#Find the volume and enthalpy of liquid water at 100 F and 1000 psia.
#initialisation of variables
T= 100 						#F
P= 1000 					#psia
dv= -5.1/100000. 			#cu ft/lb
dh= 2.70 					#Btu/lb
vf= 0.01613 				#cu ft/lb
hf= 67.97 					#Btu/lb
#CALCULATIONS
print '%s' %("All the values are obtained from the steam tables")
h= dh+hf					#Enthalpy
v= dv+vf					#Volume
#RESULTS
print '%s %.5f' %('Volume (cu ft/lb) = ',v)
print '%s %.2f' %(' \n Enthalpy (Btu/lb) = ',h)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
All the values are obtained from the steam tables
Volume (cu ft/lb) =  0.01608
 
 Enthalpy (Btu/lb) =  70.67
press enter key to exit
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Exa 10.11

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#A sample of steam at 200 psia flows to a throttling calorimeter in which the 
#pressure is 15 psia and the temperature 280 F. Find the quality of the sample. 
#At 15 psia and 280 F the enthalpy is found in table 3 to be 1183.2 btu/lb. 	
#initialisation of variables
h1= 1183.2 				#Btu/lb
hg= 1198.4 				#Btu/lb
hfg= 843.0 				#Btu/lb
#CALCULATIONS
n= 1-((hg-h1)/hfg)		#Quality
#RESULTS
print '%s %.3f' %('quality= ',n)
raw_input('press enter key to exit')
quality=  0.982
press enter key to exit
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