Steam at a velocity of $$10$$ $$m/s$$ enters the impulse turbine stage with symmetrical blading having blade angle $${30^ \circ }.$$ The enthalpy drop in the stage is $$100kJ.$$ The nozzle angle is $${20^ \circ }.$$ The maximum blade efficiency (in percent) is ____________.

At the inlet of an axial impulse turbine rotor, the blade linear speed is 25 m/s, the magnitude of absolute velocity is 100 m/s and the angle between them is 25°. The relative velocity and the axial component of velocity remain the same between the inlet and outlet of the blades. The blade inlet and outlet velocity triangles are shown in the figure. Assuming no losses, the specific work (in J/kg) is ____________.

An ideal reheat Rankine cycle operates between the pressure limits of $$10$$ $$kPa$$ and $$8$$ $$MPa,$$ with reheat being done at $$4$$ $$MPa.$$ The temperature of steam at the inlets of both turbines is $${500^ \circ }C$$ and the enthalpy of steam is $$3185$$ $$kJ/kg$$ at the exit of the high pressure turbine and $$2247$$ $$kJ/kg$$ at the exit of low pressure turbine. The enthalpy of water at the exit from the pump is $$191$$ $$kJ/kg$$. Use the following table for relevant data.

Disregarding the pump work, the cycle efficiency (in percentage ) is ________________

The values of enthalpy of steam at the inlet and outlet of a steam turbine in a Rankine cycle are $$2800$$ $$kJ/kg$$ and $$1800$$ $$kJ/kg$$ respectively. Neglecting pump work, the specific steam consumption in $$kg/kW$$-hour is