Although hydraulic turbines considered one of the most efficient power plants, their ecological impact is a big concern. Discuss this issue and suggest remedies for such problems by writing 100 words at least.

Q: ii) State two advantages of implanting hydroelectric power in Cameroon. ) Describe two problems that…

A: A hydroelectric plants uses potential energy of water and produces electric energy as output. Energy…

Q: Why are Francis and Kaplan turbines generally consideredunsuitable for hydropower sites where the…

A: Francis and Kaplan turbines could work on a wide range of heads and flow rates. But there are so…

Q: Give examples of pump efficiency and turbine efficiency?

A: The range of the efficiency of a smaller centrifugal pump varies from 50 to 70 percent whereas for…

Q: In practice, the best combination of efficiency plus stability are achieved by: Three-blade turbines…

A: To find: The best combination of efficiency plus stability.

Q: The average wind velocity in a particular area is found to be 5.5m/'s. It is proposed to install a…

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Q: Explain why some pump performance curves may lead tounstable operating conditions.

A: For the unstable operating condition, the distortion blade angle, vane angle or any king of dent or…

Q: Water is pumped at 1m3/s to an elevation of 5m through a flexible hose using a 100% efficient pump…

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Q: A new generation of wind turbine is under development. The plan envisages land- based turbines with…

A: introduction; energy payback time is the time taken by the system to generate the energy in the…

Q: Look up the word affinity in a dictionary. Why do you suppose some engineers refer to the…

A: The word "affinity' means likeness or close resemblance.

Q: What is the 95% confidence interval for each of the three measured parameters?

A: Given Data Uh=152±5% W/m2K UD=18±0.5 Uk=0.7±3% Now the 95% confidence interval for each of the…

Q: fluid mechanics what are the limitations of the different types if water turbines?

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Q: A pump is locate bove the surface or a expels a jet tically upward a distance of 50ft. If 0.5cfs is…

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Q: A river flows to a lake at a rate of 120 m/s. The river is located at an elevation of 100 m above…

A: Given data: Volumetric flow rate of river into the lake, Q=120 m3/s. River is located at a elevation…

Q: Discuss and elaborate all the possible losses and their corresponding sources that are involved in…

A: Fluid Mechanics: It is a branch of physics in which concerns with mechanics of fluids & forces…

Q: (a) Find the useful power output of an e load a height of 450 cm in 12.0 s, if it al 5.00 m/s. Note…

A: Write the work-energy theorem as follows.

Q: When mechanical energy is illustrated by an ideal hydraulic turbine coupled with an ideal generator,…

A: Hydroelectric power plant: It is a clean and cheapest power plant to produce electricity. It is…

Q: b) A hydroelectric power station has an efficiency of 70% and the reservoir is 425 m above the…

A: Given, Efficiency, η=0.70Head , h=425mShaft Power,P=180MW (i) To calculate discharge, Q We know that…

Q: Turbines are to be installed where the net head is 400 ft andthe fl ow rate 250,000 gal/min. Discuss…

A: Given data: The net head, H = 400 ft. The flow rate, Q = 250,000 gal/min. Select two turbines of…

Q: An 82 m in diameter, 1.5 MW wind turbine has a rated wind speed of 12 m/s. What is the efficiency…

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Q: A worker is pressure washing a deck 4.7 meters above an alligator pond. The pressure washer produces…

A: Given data: ρ=1000 kgm3g=9.81 ms2Q=10 lpm=1.667×10-4 m3sH=4.7 mV=12 Vηpump=50%

Q: Suppose that 48 J of work is needed to stretch a spring from its natural length of 8 m to a length…

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Q: Water from an open tank elevated 5m above ground is allowed to flow down to a pump. From the pump,…

A: Given that, Elvation of tank, z=5 m,length of pipe, l=100 m,Number of elbow, n=2,Volume flow rate,…

Q: A pump extracted water 60 meters below the ground and discharge to a tank 5 meters above the ground.…

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Q: of wind Turbines and discuss the factors on which we decide types of Turbine. Also discuss which…

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Q: A farmer owns an 8-hp engine. He wants to use it to pump water from a 50-ft deep shallow tube well…

A: To find: The size of the pump. Given: The power of the pump is P=8 hp550 lb.ft/s1 hp=4400 lb.ft/s.…

Q: he design of a new dam reveals that a water head of 10 meter and water flow rate of 100 cubic meter…

A: Given:   Water head, h=10 m Water flow rate, Q= 100 cubic meter per second

Q: A one-hectare vegetable farm uses a shallow tube well (STW) for irrigating the crops on the farm. A…

A: Given data: Power required = 10 hp = 7.457 kW We have to develop a design of an energy system using…

Q: Water from a moderately sized river flows at a rate of 100 m3 /s down a perfectly smooth pipe,…

A: It is given in the question that the flow rate of water through the pipe is 100m3/s and the head…

Q: The proposed hydroelectric power plant has the following data: Normal head water surface, 197 m,…

A: GivenNormal head=197mNormal tail surface=35mgross head H'=197m-35m=162mHead loss due to…

Q: (a). Differentiate the following as applied to hydropower generation i). High head development ii).…

A: Hydropower : The energy we produce from running water or water falling from height is called…

Q: A Francis turbine of an over all efficiency of 75% is required to produce 148.25 kW. It is working…

A: Francis turbine is an example of inward flow turbine (since water flows from outwards to inwards)…

Q: A small centrifugal pump is used to deliver 0.005 m³/s of water to level 2 as shown in Fig. 2.…

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Q: Large hydroturbines achieve overall efficiencies above 95%, while the best efficiency of large…

A: The reason of large hydro turbines achieve overall efficiencies more than large pumps are given…

Q: 1) Interpret solar power in the context of environmental impact. 2. What is the rigid dichotomy…

A: 1) Solar power is the renewable source of energy and it is used widely around the world for power…

Q: What is the actual power generated in KW bya Tidal power plant if it has 62.35 % efficiency and if…

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Q: A hydraulic turbine has 126 m of elevation difference available at a flow rate of 0.49 m3/s, and its…

A: The head is available at the turbine, (H)=126 m.The volume flow rate of the water, (Q)=0.49 m3/s.The…

Q: can a wind turbine have an efficiency of 85% ? Give reasons to support your answer

A: No, a wind turbine can not have an efficiency of 85%. Wind turbine efficiency is the amount of…

Q: A Kaplan turbine runner has a diameter of 5 m, and the turbine/generator assembly has an efficiency…

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Q: (a) List one advantage and one disadvantage of hydraulics system. (b) Explain why water is not…

A: a) hydraulic system - This is the mechanical system in which force is transmitted from one point of…

Q: Two pipes are connected in series having a length and friction factor, “f” equal to each other. If…

A: To find: The ratio of velocity of first pipe to second pipe. Given: The diameter of the first pipe…

Applied Fluid Mechanics

A fluid is a substance that is continuously deformed by the application of shear stress. The rate of deformation of a fluid depends on its viscosity. The fluid tries to flow when it interacts with some other system.