Question: 4 ) ( 2 5 pts ) Water ( ( left . rho = 9 9 8 mathrm { ~kg }

4)(25 pts) Water (\(\left.\rho=998\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\right)\) flows from a higher reservoir to a lower reservoir. There is a turbinegenerator system in between which provides 45 kW of electrical power. Reservoirs are very large and they are open to atmosphere. The free surface of the upper reservoir is 105 m higher than that of the lower reservoir. If the flow rate of water is measured to be \(0.05\mathrm{~m}^{3}/\mathrm{s}\), determine the efficiency of the turbine-generator system. An engineer proposed to double the flow rate in order to increase the electrical power output. Knowing that the losses in the turbine-generator system are going to be proportional to the square of the flow rate, how much will the efficiency of the system be affected for this case? (fluid mechanic question for mechanical engineering)
4 ) ( 2 5 pts ) Water ( \ ( \ left . \ rho = 9 9

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