mass flow rate of the well water in kg/s?

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A liquid dominated geothermal plant with a single flash separator receives water at 204°C. The separator pressure is 1.04 MPa. A direct contact condenser operates at 0.034 MPa. The turbine has a polytropic efficiency of 0.75. For a cycle output of 50 MW, what is the mass flow rate of the well water in kg/s?

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