A power plant burns coal to produce pressurized steam at 535 K. The steam then condenses back

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A power plant burns coal to produce pressurized steam at 535 K. The steam then condenses back into water at a temperature of 323 K.
(a) What is the maximum possible efficiency of this plant?
(b) If the plant operates at 50.0% of its maximum efficiency and its power output is 1.23 × 108 W, at what rate must heat be removed by means of a cooling tower?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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