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Chemical Engineering · Q418

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 418

Q418

High pressure steam is expanded adiabati-cally 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:

A.
ΔH = 0 and ΔS = 0
B.
ΔH ≠ 0 and ΔS = 0
Answer
C.
ΔH ≠ 0 and ΔS ≠ 0
D.
ΔH = 0 and ΔS ≠ 0

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
For a reversible adiabatic process the entropy change is zero since
But the enthalpy change need not be zero since the internal energy and pressure energy may vary during the process.