What is the sensible heat of 2 kg of saturated steam at 1,100 kPa?

To determine the sensible heat of 2 kg of saturated steam at 1,100 kPa, it's essential to first understand the properties of saturated steam and how to calculate its sensible heat. The amount of sensible heat in steam refers to the heat required to raise the temperature of the water from a specific point (generally considered as the reference temperature) to its saturation temperature at a given pressure, and then is measured in kilojoules (kJ).

At 1,100 kPa, we can refer to steam tables or relevant thermodynamic data sources to find the saturation temperature and specific enthalpy values. At this pressure, saturated steam has a specific enthalpy that accounts for both the latent heat of vaporization and the sensible heat of the liquid water.

Saturated steam usually has two important enthalpy values:

1. The enthalpy of saturated liquid (hf), which is the heat content of water before it vaporizes.

2. The enthalpy of saturated vapor (hg), which is the heat content of steam after it has fully vaporized.

To find the sensible heat for 2 kg of saturated steam, you typically find the specific enthalpy of the saturated vapor at the given pressure (which