Upper reservoir elevation = 100m Lower reservoir elevation = 50m The penstock pipe in between the two reservoir has a length of 300 meters, friction factor f = 0.02, pipe diameter of 500mm, with flow rate of 700 L/s. 1. Determine the head in meters that the turbine can extract. 2. Determine the turbine power generated in KiloWatts.

Upper reservoir elevation = 100m Lower reservoir elevation = 50m The penstock pipe in between the two reservoir has a length of 300 meters, friction factor f = 0.02, pipe diameter of 500mm, with flow rate of 700 L/s. 1. Determine the head in meters that the turbine can extract. 2. Determine the turbine power generated in KiloWatts.

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