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Throttling High-Pressure Water

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inlet temperature (°C)
227
outlet pressure (MPa)
0.1
Water at high pressure is allowed to expand to a lower pressure (throttled) through a partially closed valve. The exit stream is a vapor-liquid mixture appropriate for the pressure range. You can vary the inlet temperature
T
1
and outlet pressure
P
2
. The fractions of liquid and vapor in the exit stream are shown in the bar graph.