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Grade 11Mechanics

Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15kg/s to operate a turbine.The losses due to frictional force are 10% of energy. How much power is generated by the turbine? (g =10m /s2)

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Khimraj
7 Years ago
Power = 0.9*change in potential energy per unit time
Power = 0.9*15*60*10
Power = 8100 W
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