A large electrical power station generates 1400 MW of electricity with an efficiency of 31 %. a) How much heat does the power station need to generate this amount of electricity in one day? Qh = b) How much heat is exhausted to the environment in one day? Qc = c) The exhaust heat is transferred to the ambient air at 15 °C. What is the change in entropy of the surrounding air in one day? AS = J/K

A large electrical power station generates 1400 MW of electricity with an efficiency of 31 %. a) How much heat does the power station need to generate this amount of electricity in one day? Qh = b) How much heat is exhausted to the environment in one day? Qc = c) The exhaust heat is transferred to the ambient air at 15 °C. What is the change in entropy of the surrounding air in one day? AS = J/K

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter18: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

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