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    The group is assigned to design a power plant that maximizes power generation from water discharged from a reservoir through a 30cm diameter pipe with a 70cm elevation difference. They calculate the discharge rate, mass flow rate, potential energy, energy, power, and efficiency assuming laminar flow. They determine that the maximum power is generated at a discharge rate of 4.715 x 10^-4 m^3/s.

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    The group is assigned to design a power plant that maximizes power generation from water discharged from a reservoir through a 30cm diameter pipe with a 70cm elevation difference. They calculate the discharge rate, mass flow rate, potential energy, energy, power, and efficiency assuming laminar flow. They determine that the maximum power is generated at a discharge rate of 4.715 x 10^-4 m^3/s.

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    The group is assigned to design a power plant that maximizes power generation from water discharged from a reservoir through a 30cm diameter pipe with a 70cm elevation difference. They calculate the discharge rate, mass flow rate, potential energy, energy, power, and efficiency assuming laminar flow. They determine that the maximum power is generated at a discharge rate of 4.715 x 10^-4 m^3/s.

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    Fluid Flow and Transport Process

    GROUP ASSIGNMENT

    RABIATUL ADAWIYAH BT NAJMUDDIN 15659


    SITI MUNIRAH BT MHD YUSOF 15625
    NURFARAHIN BT BURHANUDDIN 15612
    NUR FARHANA AJUA BT MUSTAFA 15583
    NUR AIMI ATHIRAH BT SUHAIMI 15645
    QUESTION

    During a camping trip you notice that water is


    discharged from a high reservoir to a stream in the
    valley through a 30-cm diameter plastic pipe. The
    elevation difference between the free surface of the
    reservoir and the stream is 70cm. You conceive the
    idea of generating power from this water. Design a
    power plant that gives the most power from this
    source. Investigate the effect power generation on
    the discharge rate of water. What discharge rate will
    maximize the power production?
    OUR SOLUTION
    Assumptions :
     Laminar flow
     Re in circular pipe = 2000
     Temperature = 20°C
     µ = 10^-3 kg/m s
     Incompressible fluid

    Calculation :
    Re = DVρ
    µ
    V = Re µ
    Dρ
    = 2000x10^-3 kg/m s = 6.67 x 10^-3 m/s
    0.3m(1000kg/m^3)

    Q = VA = 6.67 x 10^-3 m/s (π) (0.3m/2)^2 = 4.715 x 10^-4 m^3/s

    ṁ = Q ρ = 4.715x10^-4 m^3/s (1000 kg/m^3) = 0.4715 kg/s


    PE = g z = 9.81 m/s^2 (0.7 m) = 6.867x10^-3 kJ
    E = ṁ x PE = 0.4715 kg/s(6.867x10^-3 kJ)
    = 3.238 x 10^-3 kJ

    Assume efficiency=100%
    Efficiency= W W= efficiency x E
    E = 100(3.238 x 10^-3 kJ)
    = 0.3238 kJ

    P = W x ṁ = 0.3238 kJ x 0.4715 kg/s = 0.1527 kW


    2) P = Wṁ , ṁ=Q ρ,
    P= WQ ρ
    Therefore, we can conclude that when the pressure
    increase, the discharge rate (Q) also increase, provided
    W and ρ is constant.

    3) As the efficiency assumed is 100% , so the P calculated


    is the maximum power generated by power plant.
    Hence, the discharge rate calculated is 4.715 x 10^-4
    m^3/s.

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