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Transcribed Image Text:. Calculate the average power in kW that can be generated in a hydro-electric from the following data
Catchment area = 5×109 m²; Mean head; H = 30 m; Annual rainfall; F = 1.25 m; Yield factor; K=80%,
noveall =70% If the load factor is 40%; what is the rating of generators installed
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