EBK THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPR
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Chapter 6.11, Problem 165FEP
A heat engine cycle is executed with steam in the saturation dome between the pressure limits of 7 and 2 MPa. If heat is supplied to the heat engine at a rate of 150 kJ/s, the maximum power output of this heat engine is
- (a) 8.1 kW
- (b) 19.7 kW
- (c) 38.6 kW
- (d) 107 kW
- (e) 130 kW
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