Water enters a hydraulic turbine through a 30-cmdiameter pipe at a rate of 0.6 m3/s and exits through a 25-cmdiameter pipe. The pressure drop in the turbine is measured by a mercury manometer to be 1.2 m. For a combined turbine– generator efficiency of 83 percent, determine the net electric power output. Disregard the effect of the kinetic energy correction factors.

Water enters a hydraulic turbine through a 30-cmdiameter pipe at a rate of 0.6 m3/s and exits through a 25-cmdiameter pipe. The pressure drop in the turbine is measured by a mercury manometer to be 1.2 m. For a combined turbine– generator efficiency of 83 percent, determine the net electric power output. Disregard the effect of the kinetic energy correction factors.

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