In a hydroelectric power plant, water flows from an elevation of 400 ft to a turbine, where electric power is generated. For an overall turbine-generator efficiency of 82 percent, determine the flow rate of water to generate 100 kW of electricity if the irreversible head loss of the piping system between the free surfaces of the inlet and the outlet is 36 ft. Take the density of water to be p = 62.4 lbm/ft³. The flow rate of water is 0.151 ft³/s.

In a hydroelectric power plant, water flows from an elevation of 400 ft to a turbine, where electric power is generated. For an overall turbine-generator efficiency of 82 percent, determine the flow rate of water to generate 100 kW of electricity if the irreversible head loss of the piping system between the free surfaces of the inlet and the outlet is 36 ft. Take the density of water to be p = 62.4 lbm/ft³. The flow rate of water is 0.151 ft³/s.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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