Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional force are 10\% of the input energy. How much power is generated by the turbine? (g = 10 m/s2)
- 7.0 kW
- 10.2 kW
- 8.1 kW
- 12.3 kW
Answer
(3) 8.1 kW
Solution
Input power = rate of loss of potential energy of the falling water
Pin = mtgh = 15 10 60 = 9000 W
10\% of the input is lost, the useful output is 90\% of the input.
Pout = 0.9 9000 = 8100 W = 8.1 kW
Answer: (3)