(Solved): Superheated water vapor at an absolute pressure of 5 bar and a temperature of \( 360^{\circ} \math ...

Superheated water vapor at an absolute pressure of 5 bar and a temperature of \( 360^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) enters a pipe of area \( 0.2 \mathrm{~m}^{2} \) with a velocity of \( 30 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \) (State 1 ) at steady state. The flow into the entrance pipe is split into two streams and superheated water vapor at an absolute pressure of \( 4.8 \) bar and a temperature of \( 320^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) exits with the same volumetric flow rate (State 2 and State 3 ) from both the pipe exits. (a) Calculate the mass flow rate at State 1 , in \( \mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{s} \). (b) Determine the volumetric flow rate at State 2 and State 3 , each in \( \mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s} \).