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The surface waters of tropical oceans are at a temperature of 27 degree C while water at a depth of 1200m is at 3 degree C. It has been suggested these warm and cold waters could be the energy reservoirs for a heat engine, allowing us to do work or generate electricity from the thermal energy of the ocean .What is the maximum efficiency possible of such a heat engine?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9780321625922

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