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Answer:
Given:
efficiency of the turbine, = 65% = 0.65
available gross head, = 45 m
head loss, = 5 m
Discharge, Q =
Solution:
The nozzle is 100% (say)
Available power at the inlet of the turbine, is given by:
(1)
where
= density of water = 997
acceleration due to gravity, g =
Using eqn (1):
Also, efficency, is given by:
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