How to Calculate Work Transfer in Steady Flow Conditions

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The discussion revolves around calculating work transfer in a system involving steam under steady flow conditions, focusing on the initial and final states defined by pressure, specific volume, internal energy, and velocity. The original poster presents a specific problem from a tutorial that includes given values and a formula for analysis.

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  • The original poster attempts to understand how to apply the provided formula to calculate the rate of work transfer, while another participant questions the definitions of the variables in the equation, seeking clarification on terms like internal energy, velocity, pressure, and specific volume.

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Hi, first post so here goes:
I'm having a little trouble with a question on my tutorial, and I am not sure what to do. Here it is:
Steam under steady flow conditions has the following states:

Initial Conditions:
Pressure - 47 Bar
Spec Volume - 0.09957 m^3 / kg
Internal energy - 3420 kJ/kg
Velocity - 21 m/s

Final Conditions:
Pressure - 10 Bar
Spec Volume - 0.1636 m^3 /kg
Internal Energy - 2440 kJ/kg
Velocity - 38 m/s

Heat is added to the surroundings at the rate of 0.75 kJ/s, if the rate of steam flow is 0.36kg/s calculate the rate of work transfer

I have been given the formula:

(C1^2 /2) + u1 +p1v1 + q =(C2^2 /2) +u2 +p2v2 + w


thanks for any help in advance,
chris
 
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im guessing the
u is internal energy,
v is velocity
p is pressure (in N/m)
c is specific volume?

right/wrong?
 
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