A Curtis stage, Rateau stage and a $$50$$% reaction stage in a steam turbine are examples of

A Rankine cycle operates between pressures of $$80$$ bar and $$0.1$$ bar. The maximum cycle temperature is $${600^ \circ }C.$$ If the steam turbine and condensate pump efficiencies are $$0.9$$ and $$0.8$$, respectively, calculate the specific work and thermal efficiency. Relevant steam table extract is given below:

The isentropic heat drop in the nozzle of an impulse steam turbine with a nozzle efficiency $$0.9,$$ blade velocity ratio $$0.5,$$ and mean blade velocity $$150$$ $$m/s$$ in $$kJ/kg$$ is

If $$\,\,{V_N}\,\,$$ and $$\alpha $$ are the nozzle exit velocity and nozzle angle in an impulse turbine, the optimum blade velocity is given by