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Lecture 25 Isentropic Turbine Efficiency

Isentropic Efficiencies Steam Turbine Example


1 P1
• Turbines T 1
• Compressors and Pumps ɺ
W sh P2
• Nozzles

Isentropic Efficiencies
2 s
Work Producing Device: actual work output
relative to work output for an isentropic device In general, turbine isentropic efficiency is
(i.e., actual/maximum work output of an adiabatic
actual work output w
device) ηT = = a
isentropic work output ws
Work Consuming Device: isentropic work input
relative to actual work input (i.e., minimum/actual where the isentropic work is evaluated between the
work input for an adiabatic device) actual inlet condition and the outlet pressure.

For an adiabatic turbine with ∆ke = ∆pe = 0,


Thrust Producing Device: actual exit kinetic h1 − h2
energy relative to isentropic exit kinetic energy ηT = typically 0.5 < ηT < 0.9
h1 − h2 s
(i.e., actual/maximum KE output of an adiabatic
device) Often given inlet conditions, outlet pressure, and
isentropic efficiency  calculate exit state and
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Look at Data from a Real Machine Example
This is an automotive scroll compressor
Given: steam turbine, work output = 8 MW
(for car air conditioner)
inlet: P1=6 MPa, T1=600 °C
outlet: P2=50 kPa, T2=100 °C
T1, P1, V1
System:
Find:
(a) mass flow rate ɺ
W sh
(b) isentropic efficiency

It was run in reverse as a turbine using R134a, and Assumptions: 1) SSSF,


the isentropic efficiency was measured. 2) ∆ke=∆pe=0, 3) adiabatic

T2, P2, V2

Woodland, B. J., Braun, J. E., Groll, E. A., & Horton, W. T. (2012). Experimental
Testing of an Organic Rankine Cycle with Scroll-type Expander. In Proceedings of Entropy- Page 52 Entropy- Page 53
the International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue University.
Paper no. 2505.
Isentropic Compressor Efficiency
Air Compressor Example
2
P2
T
Wɺ sh
P1

1 s
Compressor isentropic efficiency is the inverse of
turbine efficiency
isentropic work input ws
ηC = =
actual work input wa
For an adiabatic compressor with ∆ke = ∆pe = 0,

h2 s − h1
ηC = typically 0.5 < ηC < 0.9
h2 − h1

Often given inlet conditions, outlet pressure, and


isentropic efficiency  calculate exit state and
work input

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Example Isentropic Pump Efficiency
Given: Adiabatic compressor h-s diagram
P1 = 100 kPa, P2 = 1 MPa 2 P2
Saturated water vapor @ P1 h
Find: Specific work input and exit temperature for an P1
isentropic efficiency of 0.8
2 Wɺ
System:
1
Wɺsh 1
Assumptions:
SSSF, ∆ke=0, ∆pe=0,
s
adiabatic Pump isentropic efficiency has the same definition
1 as compressor efficiency
isentropic work input ws
ηP = =
actual work input wa
For an adiabatic pump with ∆ke = ∆pe = 0 and an
incompressible liquid having a constant specific heat

h2 s − h1 v( P2 − P1 )
ηP = =
h2 − h1 c(T2 − T1 ) + v( P2 − P1 )

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Example Isentropic Nozzle Efficiency
The purpose of a nozzle is to
Given: Adiabatic pump
produce kinetic energy
P1 = 100 kPa, P2 = 1 MPa 2
Saturated liquid @ P1 1
Find: Specific work input and exit temperature for an actual exit ke V2
isentropic efficiency of 0.8 ηN = = 22
isentropic exit ke V2 s
System: 2
For an adiabatic nozzle with ∆pe = 0 and
Assumptions: ke1 << ke2
SSSF, ∆ke=0, ∆pe=0, Wɺ
V22 h1 − h2
adiabatic ~ h1 − h2 ηN =
2 h1 − h2 s
1

h-s diagram T-s diagram


P1 P1
h 1 T 1

P2 P2

s s

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Example
Given: air nozzle, ηN=0.92
inlet: P1 = 200 kPa, T1=950 K
outlet: P2=80 kPa

System: 2
Find: 1
1. exit velocity, V2
2. exit temperature, T2

Assumptions: SSSF, adiabatic, ∆pe=0, ke1<<ke2,


constant specific heat, ideal gas

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