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The electric output of a power plant is 750MW. Cooling water flows through the power plant at the rate 1.0*108L/h. The cooling water enters the plant at 16Cand exits at27C. What is the power plant鈥檚 thermal efficiency?

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Plant's Thermal efficiency=37%

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01

Thermal efficiency

Thermal efficiency is the ratio of net output to the energy input for a heat engine. Here cooling water keeps the cold source cool . The heat absorbed by water measures the heat dumped at cold source. Total heat input is sum of heat absorbed at cold source and heat output.

02

Find efficiency 

The Efficiency is,

=PePh=PePe+Pc=1-PcPc+Pe

where Perepresents electric power output and Phand Pcrepresent total input heating and cooling loss power, respectively.

When the temperature difference is T, the energy that mass mof water carries will be

Q=cmT

We acquire cooling power as a function of mass flow rate by dividing by time.

Pc=cTmt

The mass can be calculated by multiplying the volume by the density, which gives us

Pc=cTVt

c is specific heat of water , is density of water , T,Vtare temperature difference and volume rate of flow of water .

03

Find Efficiency 

Substitute the values,

=1-cTVtcTVt+Pe

We can calculate the efficiency numerically and then estimate it. We've got

Pc=4180*(27-16)1*1051*103*3600

=1277MW

The Efficiency is,

localid="1649654360826" =7501277+750=37%

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