An inventor proposes to extract 100C water from a hot spring and use it to power a

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An inventor proposes to extract 100°C water from a hot spring and use it to power a heat engine. The atmosphere is at 20°C. The proposed engine would operate with a flow rate of 150 kg/min and produce 50 hp, according to the inventor. Comment as to the feasibility of the proposal using calculated numbers.
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Thermodynamics for Engineers

ISBN: ?978-1133112860

1st edition

Authors: Kenneth A. Kroos, Merle C. Potter

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