ENGINEERING APPLICATION Hydroelectric power plants convert

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ENGINEERING APPLICATION Hydroelectric power plants convert gravitational potential energy into more useful forms by flowing water downhill through a turbine system to generate electric energy. The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is high and generates At what rate (in L/s) must water be flowing through the turbines to generate this power? The density of water is Assume a total efficiency of 90.0 percent in converting the waters potential energy into electrical energy.

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