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Chapter 6, Problem 19DQ

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An advertisement for a portable electrical generating unit claims that the unit’s diesel engine produces 28,000 hp to drive an electrical generator that produces 30 MW of electrical power. Is this possible? Explain.

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QUESTION:

An advertisement for a portable electrical generating unit claims that the unit’s diesel engine produces 28,000 hp to drive an electrical generator that produces 30 MW of electrical power. Is this possible? Explain.

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Solution 19DQ

Here, we shall have to first convert hp (Horsepower) to Watt using the relation .

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