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High pressure steam is expanded adiabatically and reversibly through a well insulated turbine, which produces some shaft work. If the enthalpy change and entropy change across the turbine are represented by ΔH and ΔS respectively for this process ?

Correct answer: B. Δ H ≠ 0 and ΔS = 0

  • A. Δ H = 0 and ΔS = 0
  • B. Δ H ≠ 0 and ΔS = 0
  • C. Δ H ≠ 0 and ΔS ≠ 0
  • D. Δ H = 0 and ΔS ≠ 0

Explanation

Adiabatic operation gives no heat transfer, while reversibility makes the entropy change zero. Since the turbine produces shaft work, the fluid enthalpy must decrease, so ΔH is nonzero.

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