Question: A coal - fired power plant converts one - third of the coal energy into electrical energy. The electrical power output of the plant is

A coal-fired power plant converts one-third of the coal energy into electrical energy. The electrical power output of the plant is 1000MW(mega watt). The other two-third of the energy content of the fuel is rejected to the environment as waste heat. About 15% of the waste heat goes up the smokestack and the other 85% is taken away by cooling water that is drawn from a nearby river. The river has an upstream flow of 100m3s and temperature of 20C.
iii) How it would impact the river water quality downstream with respect to dissolved oxygen level in the water. Explain your answer quantitatively.
A coal - fired power plant converts one - third

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