A village has 1,182 persons. Each person uses 13.4 kWh of electricity per day. They are considering installing a small run of river hydroelectric facility where the flow rate is 3.0 m3/s and the equivalent head is 20 m. The system has 90% efficiency and pipe losses are expected to be 5%. Determine if the proposed run-of-river facility can produce the required daily energy requirements if a micro hydrokinetic water turbine is used.

A village has 1,182 persons. Each person uses 13.4 kWh of electricity per day. They are considering installing a small run of river hydroelectric facility where the flow rate is 3.0 m3/s and the equivalent head is 20 m. The system has 90% efficiency and pipe losses are expected to be 5%. Determine if the proposed run-of-river facility can produce the required daily energy requirements if a micro hydrokinetic water turbine is used.

Sustainable Energy

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Author:DUNLAP, Richard A.

Publisher:DUNLAP, Richard A.

Chapter11: Hydroelectric Energy

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