College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 16, Problem 47PP
If the proposed plant is built and produces 10 MW but the rate at which waste heat is exhausted to the cold water is 165 MW, what is the plant's actual efficiency?
- A. 5.7%
- B. 6.1%
- C. 6.5%
- D. 16.5%
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