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Engineering, 05.10.2019 12:00 crawfordricky84

The water in a large lake is to be uses to generate electricity by installing a hydraulic turbine- generator at 50 m below the free surface of the water. water is supplied at a rate of 5000 kg/s and the electricity generated is 1862 kw. if the efficiency of the generator is 95%, determine: a. the overall efficiency of the turbine-generator. b. the efficiency of the turbine. c. the shaft power supplied by the turbine to the generator,

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