Compute 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 (26Â°C) at the ocean's surface and cooler water (3Â°C) 1,652 meter below the surface. Compute the maximum possible efficiency of the system?

Reference no: EM13681527

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