The condenser of a steam power plant containsN=1000 brass tubes
inner and outer diameters,
(a) If cooling water from a large lake is pumpedthrough the condenser tubes at
(b) If, after extended operation, fouling provides aresistance of
surface, what is the value of
(c) If water is extracted from the lake at
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