Air with mass flow rate of 0.4 kg/s enters an insulated compressor operating at steady state.
Determine the power required by the compressor and the rate of exergy destruction {kW}. Ignore the effects of motion and gravity.
Inlet Outlet Dead State
P1 = 1 bar P2 = 3 bars Po = 1 bar
T1 = 17oC T2 = 147oC To = 17oC