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Chapter 3 Problem p3.171

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Consider a turbine extracting energy from a penstock in a dam, as in Fig. P3.171. For turbulent pipe fl ow (Chap. 6), the friction head loss is approximately hf 5 CQ2 , where the constant C depends on penstock dimensions and the properties of water. Show that, for a given penstock geometry and variable river fl ow Q , the maximum turbine power possible in this case is Pmax 5 2 gHQ /3 and occurs when the fl ow rate is Q 5 1H/(3C). Penstock Q Turbine H

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Title Fluid Mechanics 8 
Author Frank M. White
ISBN 9780073398273

Consider a turbine extracting energy from a penstock in a dam, as in Fig. P3.171. For

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