A 25 MVA turbo-alternator is working on full load at a power factor of 0·8 and efficiency of 97%. Find the quantity of cooling air required per minute at full load, assuming that 90% of the total losses are dissipated by the internally circulating air. The inlet air temperature is 20o C and the temperature rise is 33 30o C. Given that specific heat of air is 0·24 and that 1 kg of air occupies 0·8 m .

A 25 MVA turbo-alternator is working on full load at a power factor of 0·8 and efficiency of 97%. Find the quantity of cooling air required per minute at full load, assuming that 90% of the total losses are dissipated by the internally circulating air. The inlet air temperature is 20o C and the temperature rise is 33 30o C. Given that specific heat of air is 0·24 and that 1 kg of air occupies 0·8 m .

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