1. A river flowing steadily at a rate of 240 m³/s is considered for hydroelectric power generation. It is determined that a dam can be built to collect water and release it from an elevation difference of 50 m to generate power. Determine how much power can be generated from this river water after the dam is filled.
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The formula for potential energy is: Potential Energy = mass * gravity * height However, we don't have the mass of the water, but we do have the volume and we know that the density of water is approximately 1000 kg/m³. So we can calculate the mass as Show more…
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