Determine the total energy production of a run-of-river plant having an total efficiency of 85%. It receives flow by means of a penstock, 400m long with 1.2m diameter, and f=0.015 in Darcy-Weisbach equation. The available head is 200m and seasonal fluctuations of upstream and downstream water levels are ignored. The flow duration data are tabulated as below. Q (m³/s) | 0.5 Duration, 100 t (%) | 2.0 2.5 55 3.0 40 3.5 4.0 4.5 20 5.0 10 1.0 1.5 80 95 65 35 25

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Determine the total energy production of a run-of-river plant having an total efficiency of
85%. It receives flow by means of a penstock, 400m long with 1.2m diameter, and f=0.015 in
Darcy-Weisbach equation. The available head is 200m and seasonal fluctuations of upstream
and downstream water levels are ignored. The flow duration data are tabulated as below.
Q (m/s)
Duration, 100
t (%)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
95
80
65
55
40
35
25
20
10
Transcribed Image Text:Homework 9- Determine the total energy production of a run-of-river plant having an total efficiency of 85%. It receives flow by means of a penstock, 400m long with 1.2m diameter, and f=0.015 in Darcy-Weisbach equation. The available head is 200m and seasonal fluctuations of upstream and downstream water levels are ignored. The flow duration data are tabulated as below. Q (m/s) Duration, 100 t (%) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 95 80 65 55 40 35 25 20 10
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