A coal-burning power plant consumes fuel energy at a rate of 4845 million Btu/hr and produces 500

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A coal-burning power plant consumes fuel energy at a rate of 4845 million Btu/hr and produces 500 MW of net electrical power. Determine the overall efficiency of the power plant (i.e., the dimensionless ratio of the net output and input energy rates).

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Thermodynamics Concepts And Applications

ISBN: 9781107179714

2nd Edition

Authors: Stephen R. Turns, Laura L. Pauley

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