Problem 3) Power Plant Efficiency a) The braidwood nuclear generating station is located about 60 miles...
Problem 3) Power Plant Efficiency
a) The braidwood nuclear generating station is located about 60 miles from Chicago. It contains two 1.2 GW pressurized water reactors that send steam at 275C to the turbines. What is the maximum theoretical efficiency that such a plant can achieve? Note that the actual effiency is about 33% - what does that imply about the efficiency of the turbine system?
b) Geothermal power plants also use turbines, and achieve average total efficiencies of about 12%. Assuming the same turbine efficiency as above, what temperature fluid would this require?
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