It is proposed that a 1,000-MW electric power plant be built with steam as the working fluid with the condenser to be cooled with river water. The maximum steam temperature is 550o C, and the pressure in the condenser is 10 kPa. The river, which is about 60 m wide and 8 m deep, has an average velocity of 10 m/min. Estimate the temperature rise of the river downstream from the power plant, in o C.

Amass of 1.5 kg of air at 120 kpa and 24°c is contained in a gas-tight, frictionless piston-cylinder device. the air is now compressed to a final pressure of 720 kpa. during the process, heat is transferred from the air such that the temperature inside the cylinder remains constant. calculate the boundary work input during this process.

Apump is used to circulate hot water in a home heating system. water enters the well-insulated pump operating at steady state at a rate of 0.42 gal/min. the inlet pressure and temperature are 14.7 lbf/in.2, and 180°f, respectively; at the exit the pressure is 60 lbf/in.2 the pump requires 1/15 hp of power input. water can be modeled as an incompressible substance with constant density of 60.58 lb/ft3 and constant specific heat of 1 btu/lb or. neglecting kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the temperature change, in °r, as the water flows through the pump.

Acompressor receives the shaft work to decrease the pressure of the fluid. a)- true b)- false