In a hydroelectric power plant, water at 20°C is supplied to the turbine at a rate of 0.55 m3/s through a 200-m-long, 0.
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 3:14 pm
In a hydroelectric power plant, water at 20°C is supplied to the turbine at a rate of 0.55 m3/s through a 200-m-long, 0.35-m-diameter cast iron pipe. The elevation difference between the free surface of the reservoir and the turbine discharge is 140 m, and the combined turbine-generator efficiency is 80 percent. Disregarding the minor losses because of the large length-to-diameter ratio, determine the electric power output of this plant. The density and dynamic viscosity of water at 20°C are p= 998 kg/m3 and u = 1.002 10–3 kg/m-s. The roughness of the cast iron pipes is ε = 0.00026 m. Х The electric power output of this plant is kW.