Steam enters an adiabatic diffuser

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Steam enters an adiabatic diffuser (essentially a solid expanding pipe) at 400 m/s as a saturated vapor at 0.4MPa. What is the maximum possible discharge pressure if the exit temperature is 175^oC?

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