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Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500m3/sat a location 90 m above the lake sur

face. Determine the total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.

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olga_2 [115]3 years ago

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Answer:

mechanical energy per unit mass is 887.4 J/kg

power generated is 443.7 MW

Explanation:

given data

average velocity = 3 m/s

rate = 500 m³/s

height h = 90 m

to find out

total mechanical energy and power generation potential

solution

we know that mechanical energy is sum of potential energy and kinetic energy

so

E = $\frac{1}{2}$ ×m×v² + m×g×h .............1

and energy per mass unit is

E/m = $\frac{1}{2}$ ×v² + g×h

put here value

E/m = $\frac{1}{2}$ ×3² + 9.81×90

E/m = 887.4 J/kg

so mechanical energy per unit mass is 887.4 J/kg

and

power generated is express as

power generated = energy per unit mass ×rate×density

power generated = 887.4× 500× 1000

power generated = 443700000

so power generated is 443.7 MW

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