Question

An "autoclave" sterilizes and cleans medical equipment with steam. What are the inlet and outlet fluid velocities (meters/sec)? Simplify the energy balance for this system from the First Law: \Delta

\dot{H}+\Delta \dot{E}_{k}+\Delta \dot{E}_{p}=\dot{Q}+\dot{W}_{s} For each term that is removed write a brief (<5 word) explanation. What is the Qutoclave heat lost from the autoclave? What term (kinetic/potential/enthalpy etc) was largest? For the inlet 212° C saturated steam, calculate: compressibility from a steam table. compressibility from the SRK equation of state.

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