A hydroelectric power plant is situated at the base of a large dam. Water flows into the

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A hydroelectric power plant is situated at the base of a large dam. Water flows into the intake near the bottom of the reservoir at a depth of 100 m. The water flows through 10 turbine generators and exits the power plant 120 m below the top of the reservoir at a speed of about 10 m/s (at atmospheric pressure). The average volume flow rate of water through each generator is 100 m3 / s. Each generator produces a peak voltage of 10 kV and operates with an energy efficiency of 80%. Estimate the maximum possible peak current that a single generator can supply.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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