Determine the second-law efficiency of this plant

Assignment Help Civil Engineering
Reference no: EM131034302

A desalination plant produces fresh water from seawater at 10°C with a salinity of 3.2 percent on mass basis at a rate of 1.4m3/s while consuming 8.5 MW of power. The salt content of the fresh water is negligible, and the amount of fresh water produced is a small fraction of the seawater used. Determine the second-law efficiency of this plant.

Reference no: EM131034302

Questions Cloud

Discuss the humint source reporting with your group : Discuss the HUMINT source reporting with your group, and identify the key pieces of raw intelligence from the scenario above that may potentially satisfy the intelligence requirements
Write a persuasive essay : Write a persuasive essay either supporting or denying the veracity of the theme statement; The argument should include a discussion of the differences between corporate social responsibility and the triple bottom line concepts
What would an international institution do in a crisis : What would an international institution do in a crisis? What benefits would an international institution provide to the global financial community?
What is electrolysis and state its industrial application : What is electrolysis and state its industrial application
Determine the second-law efficiency of this plant : The salt content of the fresh water is negligible, and the amount of fresh water produced is a small fraction of the seawater used. Determine the second-law efficiency of this plant.
What is the rate of reaction : What is the rate of reaction and state conditions affecting rate of reaction
What is chemical eqillibrium : What is chemical eqillibrium and state the factors that affect the chemical equllibriunm
Determine the power that can be produced : Determine the power that can be produced if the fresh water produced is mixed with the seawater reversibly.
State the properties of copper : State the properties of copper that make it suitable to be used as wiring of electrical circuits

Reviews

Write a Review

 

Civil Engineering Questions & Answers

  A model rocket is launched straight upward its altitude y

a model rocket is launched straight upward. its altitude y as a function of time is given by y bt -ct2 where b 82 ms

  Determine the location of the hydraulic jump

the flow rate is 600 cfs. for a long distance upstream the bottom slope is 2.5%. the bottom slop of the channel abruptly changes to 0.6% and continues at that slope for a long distance determine the location of the hydraulic jump.

  Determine depth result upstream during design flood event

A 1.5m diameter barrel (concrete barrel, well-rounded entrance) that is 20 m long is installed on a slope of 2 percent. The design discharge is 9.5 m^3/s and the inlet will be submerged but not the outlet.

  Determine the pressure in the tank indicated by strain gage

The cylindrical wall of the tank is 6mm thick, has a 600mm inside diameter, and is made of steel with E = 200 GPa and v = 0.30. Determine the pressure in the tank indicated by a strain gage reading of 280*10^-6 in/in.

  Compute the force fa on the roller and the x- and y-componen

Three point loads 10,000, 7500 and 9000 kN act in line 5m apart near the surface of a soil mass. Calculate the vertical stress at a depth of 4m vertically below the centre (7500kN) load.

  What is the magnitude of the average force exerted

A carpenter uses a hammer to strike a nail. Approximate the hammer's weight of 1.8lbs, as being concentrated at the head, and assume that at impact the head is traveling in the -j direction.

  How long will it take for the concentration in the container

A 1 L beaker contains a material that decays at a first order rate of 0.25/day. How long will it take for the concentration in the container to be reduced to 10 % of its originalvalue?

  What is the pressure on the soil if theta is 45 degrees

A pipe is to be installed under the ground on a bed of aggregate 6 in. thick. The entire weight on the aggregate from pipe and soil above the pipe is 1800 lbs. per linear foot of pipe. What is the pressure on the soil if theta is 45 degrees

  At what rate should the well be pumped so that the water

A well of 0.4 m diameter fully penetrates a 25 m thick confined aquifer of coefficient of permeability of 12m/day. The well is located in the center of a circular island of radius 1 km. The water level at the boundary of the island is 80m. At what ra..

  Determine the minimum required dimension for t

The ultimate normal strength of the wood is ?ult = 1800 psi and the ultimate shear strength of the wood is fault = 800 psi. The width of the specimen under tension is b = 1.7 in, and the specimen is 1.0 in thick.

  Calculate low point of curve if the intersection at station

A vertical parabolic curve is to be used as a sag curve, and it is desired to know the location and elevation of the low point. The curve is 750ft long , and the minus grade of 3.6 percent intersects the plus grade of 6.2 percent at station 240+80..

  An uneven or abnormal symmetry observed following the stak

An uneven or abnormal symmetry observed following the stakeout of a horizontal curve is usually an indication of a:

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd