Question: Air initially at 120 psia and 500°F is expanded by an adiabatic turbine to 15 psia and 200°F.
Assuming air can be treated as an ideal gas and has variable specific heat.
a) Determine the specific work output of the actual turbine.
b) Determine the amount of specific entropy generation during the irreversible process(Btu/lbm R).
c) Determine the isentropic efficiency of this turbine(%).