Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 2RQ
- 2. When we wish to generate hydroelectric power, we build a dam to back up the water in a river. If the water has a height (H, in units of feet) above the downstream discharge, and we can discharge water through the turbines at a rate (Q, in units of cubic feet per second [cfs]), the maximum power (P, in units of kilowatts) we can expect to generate is:
P=CHQ
For a small "run of the river" hydroelectric facility, we have obtained the following data.
- a. Using the trendline results, and examining the preceding general equation, determine the value and units of the coefficient C for a height of 20 feet.
- b. If the flowrate was 30 cubic feet per second and the height is 3 meters, what would the power output be in units of horsepower?
- c. If the flowrate was 20 cubic feet per second and the height is 8 meters, what would the power output be in units of horsepower?
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