Wnet Qin DO0000 Wnet Qout Qout The following description applies to Problem 3. The diagram above represents the thermodynamic cycle of a power plant that has a power output of 500 Megawatts (MW). The cycle parameters are: • Maximum cycle temperature (high temp reservoir): TH = 610 °C • Temperature of reservoir (river) to which heat is rejected: T, = 20 °C Power Output: vwnet = 500 MW 3. Consider a plant that produces power with an efficiency of 40 percent. This is rather typical of a coal fired power plant built with circa-1970 technology. Find the following quantities: MW a. The rate at which heat must be put into the cycle: Qin MW b. The rate at which waste heat is rejected to the river: Q.out

Wnet Qin DO0000 Wnet Qout Qout The following description applies to Problem 3. The diagram above represents the thermodynamic cycle of a power plant that has a power output of 500 Megawatts (MW). The cycle parameters are: • Maximum cycle temperature (high temp reservoir): TH = 610 °C • Temperature of reservoir (river) to which heat is rejected: T, = 20 °C Power Output: vwnet = 500 MW 3. Consider a plant that produces power with an efficiency of 40 percent. This is rather typical of a coal fired power plant built with circa-1970 technology. Find the following quantities: MW a. The rate at which heat must be put into the cycle: Qin MW b. The rate at which waste heat is rejected to the river: Q.out

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