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2. A solar thermal power plant generates 3000 MW of electricity and the efficiency of the plant is 78%. The waste heat is removed from the plant with a cooling liquid system. The inital temperature of the cooling liquid is 65 °F and the final temperature is 82 °F. What is the volumetric flow rate (in gal/s) of the cooling liquid? Assume the cooling liquid boiling point is 120 °F. Bulk density of cooling liquid = 1.15 kg/m³; Specific heat capacity of cooling liquid = 3.56 kJ/kg °C.

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A solar thermal power plant generates 3000 MW of electricity and the efficiency of
the plant is 78%. The waste heat is removed from the plant with a cooling liquid system. The
inital temperature of the cooling liquid is 65 °F and the final temperature is 82 °F. What is
the volumetric flow rate (in gal/s) of the cooling liquid? Assume the cooling liquid boiling
point is 120 °F. Bulk density of cooling liquid = 1.15 kg/m³; Specific heat capacity of
cooling liquid = 3.56 kJ/kg °C.

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A solar thermal power plant generates 3000 MW of electricity and the efficiency of
the plant is 78%. The waste heat is removed from the plant with a cooling liquid system. The
inital temperature of the cooling liquid is 65 °F and the final temperature is 82 °F. What is
the volumetric flow rate (in gal/s) of the cooling liquid? Assume the cooling liquid boiling
point is 120 °F. Bulk density of cooling liquid = 1.15 kg/m³; Specific heat capacity of
cooling liquid = 3.56 kJ/kg °C.

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The plant generates 3000 MW of electricity with an efficiency of 78%. Therefore, the total heat input is: Total heat input = $\frac{3000 \text{ MW}}{0.78} = 3846.15 \text{ MW}$ The waste heat is the difference between the total heat input and the electricity Show more…

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A solar thermal power plant generates 3000 MW of electricity and the efficiency of the plant is 78%. The waste heat is removed from the plant with a cooling liquid system. The initial temperature of the cooling liquid is 65 °F and the final temperature is 82 °F. What is the volumetric flow rate (in gal/s) of the cooling liquid? Assume the cooling liquid boiling point is 120 °F. Bulk density of cooling liquid = 1.15 kg/m³; Specific heat capacity of cooling liquid = 3.56 kJ/kg °C.

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