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An 800-MW electric power plant has an efficiency of 30. It loses its waste heat in large cooling towers. Approximately how much waste heat (in MJ) is discharged to the atmosphere per second?
 a. 1 200
  b. 1 900
  c. 800
  d. 560
  e. 240

Question 2

A new electric power plant has an efficiency of 42. For every 100 barrels of oil needed to run the turbine, how many are essentially lost as waste heat (in barrels of oil) to the environment?
 a. 21
  b. 42
  c. 58
  d. 10
  e. 79


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anyusername12131

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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