A coal with 6% ash and a heating value of 13,000 Btu/lb is burned in a new power plant. Assume that 30% of the ash falls out as bottom ash in the furnace. Calculate the efficiency of an ESP (electrostatic precipitator) required to meet federal new source performance standards.

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