Suppose that a nuclear power plant is located on the banks of a major river that is 95 m wide near the plant, an average of 5 m deep, and that flows at a rate of 1.5 m / s. Suppose that we re-route all of this water into the plant and distribute the plant’s waste heat (1940 MJ) evenly throughout the water before returning it to the river bed. How much warmer is the river downstream of the plant compared to upstream? The temperature difference ΔTΔT is ___ K

Suppose that a nuclear power plant is located on the banks of a major river that is 95 m wide near the plant, an average of 5 m deep, and that flows at a rate of 1.5 m / s. Suppose that we re-route all of this water into the plant and distribute the plant’s waste heat (1940 MJ) evenly throughout the water before returning it to the river bed. How much warmer is the river downstream of the plant compared to upstream? The temperature difference ΔTΔT is ___ K

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Chapter6: Forced Convection Over Exterior Surfaces

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