UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

October / November 2020

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Steam Plant III (Theory)

100 Marks

Duration: 3 Hours

EXAMINERS:
FIRST: Prof CC Enweremadu
SECOND: Dr T Sithebe
EXTERNAL: Mr TR Netshidongololwe

Use of a non-programmable calculator is permissible

This paper consists of 4 pages, 2 pages of formula sheets and 7 pages of tables and charts

Instructions:

1. Answer all the questions

2. All calculations must be shown
3. All calculations must be rounded off to not more than 3 significant figures
4. You must click the honour pledge, must neither give nor receive aid in the course of writing
this examination
5. Plagiarism is the act of taking words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting it as your
own. It is a form of theft which involves a number of dishonest academic activities.
6. You will find your examination on the myexam platform
7. Closed Book Examination
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Enthalpy Entropy Chart for Steam (using data from NEL Steam Tables 1964 and other formulations: for exercises only)

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specific entropy / (kJ/kg K)
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Adapted from Glasgow College of nautical Studies

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All tables adapted from Thermodynamic and Transport

Properties of Fluids by GFC Rogers and YR Mayhew, 5th Edition