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Saturated water vapor at 300°F enters a compressor operating atsteady state with a mass flow rate of 5 lb/s and is compressedadiabatically to 650 lbf/in.2


If the power input is 2150 hp, determine for the compressor:

(a) the percent isentropic compressor efficiency and

(b) the rate of entropy production, in hp/°R.

Ignore kinetic and potential energy effects.

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