GATE ME 2018 Set 2 — Question 64

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Steam in the condenser of a thermal power plant is to be condensed at a temperature of 30C30^\circ\text{C} with cooling water which enters the tubes of the condenser at 14C14^\circ\text{C} and exits at 22C22^\circ\text{C}. The total surface area of the tubes is 50 m250 \text{ m}^2, and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 2000 W/m2K2000 \text{ W/m}^2\text{K}. The heat transfer (in MW) to the condenser is ______ (correct to two decimal places).
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