An 800 MW electric power plant

[Thankful_LV]

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 is discharged per second?"

 

[rock.freak667]

The Attempt at a Solution

Always nice to see this.



But if it's 30% efficient, what does that mean?

 

[tiny-tim]

Welcome to PF!

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 is discharged per second?"

Hi Thankful_LV ! Welcome to PF!

Hint: MW are electric units.

How do you convert them into heat units?

 

[Irid]

Thankful_LV, don't be a zhirgo galvas, my dear Livonian friend!

 

[tiny-tim]

… zhirgo galvas …

Isn't that the name of a beautiful nebula? ​

 

[Irid]

Isn't that the name of a beautiful nebula? ​

Indeed it is! That's exactly what I had in mind.