A hydroelectric power plant site where the average elevation of the headwater is 565 m, the tailwater elevation is 485 m. The base of the centerline of the turbine nozzle is 10 m above the tailrace and the water flow was determined to be equal to that volume flowing through a rectangular channel 9 m wide and a depth of 1.20 m and an average velocity of 4.6 m/s. If the turbine efficiency is 95%, penstock efficiency is 90%, generator efficiency is 85%. The plant is operated 24 hours a day with a load factor of 0.70 and the utilization factor of 0.75. If the turbine is an impulse turbine, determine; The power output of the turbine. The average annual energy production

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A hydroelectric power plant site where the average elevation of the headwater is 565 m, the tailwater elevation is 485 m. The base of the centerline of the turbine nozzle is 10 m above the tailrace and the water flow was determined to be equal to that volume flowing through a rectangular channel 9 m wide and a depth of 1.20 m and an average velocity of 4.6 m/s. If the turbine efficiency is 95%, penstock efficiency is 90%, generator efficiency is 85%. The plant is operated 24 hours a day with a load factor of 0.70 and the utilization factor of 0.75. If the turbine is an impulse turbine, determine;

  • The power output of the turbine.
  • The average annual energy production.
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