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Katyanochek1 [597]
3 years ago
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In tropical climates, the water near the surface of the ocean remains warm throughout the year as a result of solar energy absor

ption. In the deeper parts of the ocean, however, the water remains at a relatively low temperature since the sun’s rays cannot penetrate very far. It is proposed to take advantage of this temperature difference and construct a power plant that will absorb heat from the warm water near the surface and reject the waste heat to the cold water a few hundred meters below. Determine the maximum thermal efficiency of such a plant if the water temperatures at the two respective locations are 24 and 3°C.

Engineering
1 answer:
mote1985 [20]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

7.07%

Explanation:

Thermal efficiency can be by definition seen as the ratio of the heat utilized by a heat engine to the total heat units in the fuel consumed.

We will determine the thermal efficiency of the given problem at the attached file.

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