A large lawn sprinkler with four identical arms is to be converted into a turbine to generate
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A large lawn sprinkler with four identical arms is to be converted into a turbine to generate electric power by attaching a generator to its rotating head. Water enters the sprinkler from the base along the axis of rotation at a rate of 15 kg/s and leaves the nozzles in the tangential direction at a velocity of 50 m/s relative to the rotating nozzle. The sprinkler rotates at a rate of 400 rpm in a horizontal plane. The normal distance between the axis of rotation and the center of each nozzle is 30 cm. Estimate the electric power produced.
(a) 5430 W
(b) 6288 W
(c) 6634 W
(d) 7056 W
(e) 7875 W
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Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals And Applications
ISBN: 9780073380322
3rd Edition
Authors: Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala
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