Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 6 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 318: 6-88C

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

For a reversible process, the increase in efficiency would come at the cost of a new work requirement to cool the water, resulting in the same overall efficiency. In a real process it would make the efficiency smaller.
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