Combustion gases enter an adiabatic gas turbine at 1540oF and 120 psia and leave at 60 psia with a low velocity. Treating the combustion gases as air and assuming isentropic efficiency of 82%, determine the work output of the turbine.

Which of the following ziegler nichols tuning methods the response of the controller to a step input should exhibit an s-shaped curve? a)-open loop mode b)-closed loop mode c)-both modes (open & closed) d)-none of the modes (open & closed)

An external consultant recommends that a plant installs a bank of capacitors for power factor correction. this will reduce the peak electrical demand charges by an average of 93 kw every month. the plant current pays $13 per kw in peak demand charges. the capacitor bank will include 223 kw of fixed capacitors, and 183 of variable capacitors. the fixed capacitors cost $59 per kw, and the variable capacitors will cost $65 per kw. the consultant charges 21% of the equipment costs to install the capacitors. because this project will reduce the demand for the electric utility, they are prepared to provide a one-time rebate of $42 per kw of reduced demand. what is the simple payback period for this project (in years)?

Aplate of dimensions 3 m x 3 m is placed 0.37 mm apart from a fixed plate. the plate requires a force of 2n to move at speed of 45 cm/s. evaluate the viscosity of the fluid in between the plates