Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/sec at a rate of 50 m³/sec at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.

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Here, E = Kinetic energy + Potential Energy E=12mV2+mghpw=1000 kg/m3Q=50 m3/secV= 3m /sec h = 90m Total mechanical energy per unit mass, Em=12×V2+gh=12× 32+9.81×90= 887.4J / kg(Ans) Power generation potential, P=Em×Q×ρw=887.4×50×1000=44.37×106W=44.37MW(Ans)

Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/sec at a rate of 50 m³/sec at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.

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Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/sec at a rate of 50 m³/sec at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.

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Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/sec at a rate of 50 m³/sec at a location 90 m above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the water per unit mass and the power generation potential of the entire river at that location.