EBK COLLEGE PHYSICS
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Chapter 16, Problem 23P
(a)
To determine
The maximum efficiency of a
and after turning the blades of the generator, the gas gets cooled to
in cooling towers.
(b)
To determine
The maximum efficiency of a thermodynamic engine when its inventor claims that the exhaust temperature of the gas is
and the temperature of the output is
(c)
To determine
The maximum efficiency of a thermodynamic engine when ocean water at surface is
at a depth of 800 m.
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