The weekly discharge of a typical hydroelectric plant is as under: Day Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Discharge 500 520 850 800 875 900 546 (m³/s) The plant has an effective head of 15 m and overall efficiency of 85%. If the plant operates on a 40% load factor, estimate the average daily discharge, volume of the water on the days above average discharge, and the plant's installed capacity

The weekly discharge of a typical hydroelectric plant is as under: Day Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Discharge 500 520 850 800 875 900 546 (m³/s) The plant has an effective head of 15 m and overall efficiency of 85%. If the plant operates on a 40% load factor, estimate the average daily discharge, volume of the water on the days above average discharge, and the plant's installed capacity

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter2: Fundamentals

Section: Chapter Questions

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