Which Battery should be removed first to prevent short circuits?

An external consultant recommends that a plant installs a bank of capacitors for power factor correction. this will reduce the peak electrical demand charges by an average of 93 kw every month. the plant current pays $13 per kw in peak demand charges. the capacitor bank will include 223 kw of fixed capacitors, and 183 of variable capacitors. the fixed capacitors cost $59 per kw, and the variable capacitors will cost $65 per kw. the consultant charges 21% of the equipment costs to install the capacitors. because this project will reduce the demand for the electric utility, they are prepared to provide a one-time rebate of $42 per kw of reduced demand. what is the simple payback period for this project (in years)?

For a process taking place in a closed system containing gas, the volume and pressure relationship is pvi-constant. -1.5 bar, the process starts with initial conditions, pi = =0.03 m3 and ends with final volume, v2-0.05 m3 determine the work done by the gas.

Asolid steel sphere (k=63.9 w m-1 k-1 , ? =7832 kg m-3 , c=0.523 kj kg-1 k-1 ), 100 mm in diameter is initially at a uniform temperature of 500o c and is suddenly quenched in a large oil bath for which t? = 100o c and h = 3200 w m-2 k-1. estimate the time required for the sphere to cool to 200o c and to 110o c