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The entropy diagram for steam is often convenient because it shows the relationship between
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Dryness Fraction
- Entropy
With two of the factors given - the others can be found in the diagram. The ordinates in the diagram represents the Entropy and the Absolute temperature.
The diagram consist of the following lines
- Isothermal line
- Pressure lines
- Lines of dryness fraction
- Waterline between water and steam
- Dry steam lines
- Constant volume lines
The total heat is given by the area enclosed by absolute zero base water line and horizontal and vertical line from the respective points.
An adiabatic expansion is a vertical line. An adiabatic process is expansion at constant entropy with no transfer of heat.
- Critical temperature of steam is 375 to 3,380oC
- Critical pressure is 217.8 atm
The change of entropy can be expressed as:
dS = loge(T1/T) (1)
where
T = absolute temperature (K)
The entropy of water above freezing point can be expressed as:
dS = loge(T1/273) (2)
Change of Entropy during evaporation
dS = dL/T (3)
where
L = latent heat (J)
The entropy of wet steam can be expresses as:
dS = loge(T1/273) + ζ(L1/T1) (4)
where
ζ = dryness fraction
Change of entropy during superheating can be expressed as
dS = cp loge( T/T1 ) (5)
where
cp= specific heat capacity at constant pressure for steam (kJ/kgK)
The entropy of superheated steam can be expressed as:
dS = loge( T1/273 ) + L1/T1 + cp loge( Ts/T1 ) (6)
where
Ts = absolute temperature of superheated steam
T1 = absolute temperature of evaporation