There is a big old pipe that runs from Lake Whatcom that was used to supply water to the now defunct Georgia Pacific mill. Let’s see if the city could make a microhydropower plant work using that infrastructure. The pond at Lake Whatcom is 100 meters above sea level. Where Whatcom creek crosses Woburn the elevation is 20 meters above sea level and that’s where the turbine would be. The flow fluctuates but averages 3 cubic meters per second. With a turbine that is 80% efficient, how much power can we obtain from this stream in MW under average flow conditions?

There is a big old pipe that runs from Lake Whatcom that was used to supply water to the now defunct Georgia Pacific mill. Let’s see if the city could make a microhydropower plant work using that infrastructure. The pond at Lake Whatcom is 100 meters above sea level. Where Whatcom creek crosses Woburn the elevation is 20 meters above sea level and that’s where the turbine would be. The flow fluctuates but averages 3 cubic meters per second. With a turbine that is 80% efficient, how much power can we obtain from this stream in MW under average flow conditions?

Sustainable Energy

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ISBN:9781337551663

Author:DUNLAP, Richard A.

Publisher:DUNLAP, Richard A.

Chapter18: Energy Storage

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 20P

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