A clothes drier requires 3000 W of energy to run. How many pounds of coal must be burned to run a drier for one hour? Assume the efficiency of the power plant is 35%, the transmission losses are 10% of the delivered power, and the heating value of the coal is 12,000 BTU/lb.

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A clothes drier requires 3000 W of energy to
run. How many pounds of coal must be burned
to run a drier for one hour? Assume the
efficiency of the power plant is 35%, the
transmission losses are 10% of the delivered
power, and the heating value of the coal is
12,000 BTU/lb.
Transcribed Image Text:A clothes drier requires 3000 W of energy to run. How many pounds of coal must be burned to run a drier for one hour? Assume the efficiency of the power plant is 35%, the transmission losses are 10% of the delivered power, and the heating value of the coal is 12,000 BTU/lb.
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