An inventor claims to have a machine that outputs 34hp. The machine uses a 20 kg/min flow rate of liquid hot water at 99degC that is discharged at 15degC to a nearby stream. Evaluate and determine the feasibility of this as: a. Physically Impossible b. Highly feasible Possible but not very likely C. d. Needs more information.

An inventor claims to have a machine that outputs 34hp. The machine uses a 20 kg/min flow rate of liquid hot water at 99degC that is discharged at 15degC to a nearby stream. Evaluate and determine the feasibility of this as: a. Physically Impossible b. Highly feasible Possible but not very likely C. d. Needs more information.

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