In a hydroelectric power plant, water at 4°C is supplied to the turbine at a rate of 0.58 m³/s through a 195 m-long and 0.34 m-diameter cast iron pipe, as shown in the following figure.. The elevation difference between the free surface of the reservoir and the turbine discharge is 135 m, and the combined turbine-generator efficiency is 85 percent. Disregarding the minor losses due to the large length-to-diameter ratio of the pipe, determine the electric power output of this plant. The density and dynamic viscosity of water at 4°C are p = 1,000 kg/m³ and μ = 1.6×10³ kg/m-s, and the roughness of the cast iron pipe is ε = 0.00026 m. Water 135 m 195 m 0.34 m Turbine

In a hydroelectric power plant, water at 4°C is supplied to the turbine at a rate of 0.58 m³/s through a 195 m-long and 0.34 m-diameter cast iron pipe, as shown in the following figure.. The elevation difference between the free surface of the reservoir and the turbine discharge is 135 m, and the combined turbine-generator efficiency is 85 percent. Disregarding the minor losses due to the large length-to-diameter ratio of the pipe, determine the electric power output of this plant. The density and dynamic viscosity of water at 4°C are p = 1,000 kg/m³ and μ = 1.6×10³ kg/m-s, and the roughness of the cast iron pipe is ε = 0.00026 m. Water 135 m 195 m 0.34 m Turbine

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