Electric power is to be generated in a hydroelectric power plant that receives water at a rate

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Electric power is to be generated in a hydroelectric power plant that receives water at a rate of 70 m3/s from an elevation of 65 m using a turbine-generator with an efficiency of 85 percent. When frictional losses in piping are disregarded, the electric power output of this plant is
(a) 3.9 MW
(b) 38 MW
(c) 45 MW
(d) 53 MW
(e) 65 MW
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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