A steam power plant with 600 MW capacity has been cooled by a nearby river. The plant has a thermal efficiency of 40%. Determine the rate of heat transfer of this plant to the river water. In your opinion, the value obtained could be higher or lower

A steam power plant with 600 MW capacity has been cooled by a nearby river. The plant has a thermal efficiency of 40%. Determine the rate of heat transfer of this plant to the river water. In your opinion, the value obtained could be higher or lower

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When energy travels from one object to another it is said to have undergone heat transfer. Heat transfer is nothing but the transfer of thermal energy or internal energy from one thing to another, like e.g., when a vessel with water, kept on top of a burner, heats up because of the flame underneath it.

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A steam power plant with 600 MW capacity has been cooled by a nearby river. The
plant has a thermal efficiency of 40%. Determine the rate of heat transfer of this plant
to the river water. In your opinion, the value obtained could be higher or lower
compared to the actual heat transfer rate. Give your explanation.

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