A proposed ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) system is a heat engine that would operate between warm water

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A proposed ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) system is a heat engine that would operate between warm water (25οC) at the ocean’s surface and cooler water (5οC) 1,000 m below the surface. What is the maximum possible efficiency of the system?

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Inquiry into Physics

ISBN: 978-1305959422

8th edition

Authors: Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord

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