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A power plant engineer states that his/her power plant absorbs 100 MW heat from burning coal...

A power plant engineer states that his/her power plant absorbs 100 MW heat from burning coal at 1000 K, produces 60 MW work and rejects 40 MW heat in a condenser at 300K. The pressure of steam in the boiler and condenser is 5 MPa and 100 kPa, respectively. Please calculate the total entropy generated in this case.

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