A steam power plant of 40% thermal efficiency receives heat of 150 MJ at high temperature while burning fuel. The amount of work required to circulate the water in the plant is 10 MJ. Determine the amount of the rejected heat to the surrounding and the amount of work delivered by the steam as it expands in the .turbine

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A steam power plant of 40% thermal
efficiency receives heat of 150 MJ at high
temperature while burning fuel. The
amount of work required to circulate the
water in the plant is 10 MJ. Determine the
amount of the rejected heat to the
surrounding and the amount of work
delivered by the steam as it expands in the
.turbine
Transcribed Image Text:A steam power plant of 40% thermal efficiency receives heat of 150 MJ at high temperature while burning fuel. The amount of work required to circulate the water in the plant is 10 MJ. Determine the amount of the rejected heat to the surrounding and the amount of work delivered by the steam as it expands in the .turbine
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