Question: There is a term called thermal pollution. Basically, industries have outlet streams at high temperatures they cannot use, so they dump it back into a
There is a term called "thermal pollution." Basically, industries have outlet streams at high temperatures they cannot use, so they dump it back into a stream or similar. Let's say you have a river flowing at 100 cubic meters per hour. It is at 20 o C and 1.0 atm. Let's say you have thermal waste water at 45oC. If water at 30 o C starts to kill the fish, what is the maximum flow rate (nf. h) of the waste water you can add before killing fish?
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