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Homework Statement
1. A flow of steam at 180°C from a geothermal field is supplied to a steam turbine connected to an electric generator. The steam flow has a power content of 150kW. The power system uses a cooling tower to reject heat and the ambient temperature is 15°C.
The electricity is sold at a rate of 6 cents per kW-hour. If the average thermal efficiency of the actual power plant is 18%, what is the total revenue generated in one year (assuming that the plant operates continuously).
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
is the net work 150kW * 0.18 = 27kW
and so the revenue is ##6\frac{cents}{kW-h}*27kw*(365*24)h##