Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 10 - Vapor and Combined Power Cycles - Problems - Page 600: 10-85C

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Steam is not an ideal fluid for vapor power cycles because its critical temperature is low, its saturation dome resembles an inverted V, and its condenser pressure is too low.
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