Sustainable Energy
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Author: DUNLAP, Richard A.
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Chapter 3, Problem 13P
(a)
To determine
Calculate the amount of coal burned per second.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the amount of heat released to the environment per second.
(c)
To determine
Calculate the amount of water at
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