A power plant taps steam superheated by geothermal energy to 505 K (the temperature of the hot reservoir) and uses the steam to do work in truning the turbine of an eletric generator. The steam is then converted back into water in a condenser at 323 K (the temperature of the cold reservoir), after which the water is pumped back down into the ground where it is heated again. The output of the generator is 84MW. Calculate:
The maximum efficiency at which this plant can operate.
The minimum amount of rejected heat (in MJ) that must be removed from the condenser every 24 hours.
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