Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 14, Problem 21P
Water falls over a dam of height h with a mass flow rate of Iv, in units of kilograms per second. (a) Show that the power available from the water is
P = Ivgh
where g is the free-fall acceleration. (b) Each hydroelectric unit at the Grand Coulee Dam takes in water at a rate of 8.50 × 105 kg/s from a height of 87.0 m. The power developed by the falling water is converted to electric power with an efficiency of 85.0%. How much electric power does each hydroelectric unit produce?
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