(b) Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500 m³/s at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.

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Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500 m³/s
at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the
river water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that
location.
Transcribed Image Text:(b) Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500 m³/s at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.
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