5. Electric power is to be generated by installing a hydraulic turbine-generator at a site 120 mbelow the free surface of a large water reservoir that can supply water at a rate of 1500 kg/ssteadily. Determine the power generation potential.MECHANICAL FORMS OF WORK

Given data, H = 120 m (H = height of water from free surface) m = 1500 kg/s (m = mass flow…

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5. Electric power is to be generated by installing a hydraulic turbine-generator at a site 120 m below the free surface of a large water reservoir that can supply water at a rate of 1500 kg/s steadily. Determine the power generation potential.