A mixture gas having a mass fraction of 63% O2 and 37% N2 is compressed using an adiabatic compressor. The mixture enters the compressor at 0.5 kg/sec and 20 °C. The mixture gets compressed from 100 kPa to 540 kPa. The mixture exits the compressor at steady-state conditions at 250 °C. Calculate the power input to the compressor? Show detailed work O A 79.28 kw O B. 110.71 kW OC. 158.57 kW O D. 221.4 kW

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A mixture gas having a mass fraction of 63% 02 and 37% N2 is compressed using an adiabatic compressor. The mixture enters the compressor at 0.5 kg/sec and 20 °C.
The mixture gets compressed from 100 kPa to 540 kPa. The mixture exits the compressor at steady-state conditions at 250 °C. Calculate the power input to the
compressor?
Show detailed work
O A. 79.28 kw
O B. 110.71 kW
O C. 158.57 kW
O D. 221.4 kWw
Transcribed Image Text:A mixture gas having a mass fraction of 63% 02 and 37% N2 is compressed using an adiabatic compressor. The mixture enters the compressor at 0.5 kg/sec and 20 °C. The mixture gets compressed from 100 kPa to 540 kPa. The mixture exits the compressor at steady-state conditions at 250 °C. Calculate the power input to the compressor? Show detailed work O A. 79.28 kw O B. 110.71 kW O C. 158.57 kW O D. 221.4 kWw
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