Recent content by thafeera

just remember that this is true under the assumption of quasistatic conditions, which is almost static but notquite. think about a situation where the internal pressure is much higher than the external presssure. how do you calculate work then? thafeera

the betz limit? isn't it for wind turbines? it is does not match steam turbines at all!

thr comaprison isn't fair, a steam turbine is just one component of the steam engine. by definition, the overall thermal efficiency acounts for all the components of the steam engine. the steam turbine is just one component. thafeera