Calculate the maximum possible efficiency of the system

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A proposed ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is a heat engine that would operate between warm water (18 degree Celsius) at the ocean's surface and cooler water (4 degree Celsius) 1,005 meter below the surface. Calculate the maximum possible efficiency of the system?

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