Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
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Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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One method of producing energy is to use a tapered channel (TAPCHAN),
which diverts sea water into a reservoir as shown in the figure. As a wave
approaches the shore through the closed tapered channel at A, its height
will begin to increase until it begins to spill over the sides and into the
reservoir. The water in the reservoir then passes through a turbine in the
building at C' to generate power and is returned to the sea at D. If the
speed of the water at A is VA = 2.5 m/s, and the water depth is
hA = 3.4 m. Assume the fluid is an ideal fluid, that is, incompressible
and frictionless. (Figure 1)
B
Determine the minimum height hB at the back B of the channel to prevent the water from entering the reservoir.
Express your answer to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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Transcribed Image Text:One method of producing energy is to use a tapered channel (TAPCHAN), which diverts sea water into a reservoir as shown in the figure. As a wave approaches the shore through the closed tapered channel at A, its height will begin to increase until it begins to spill over the sides and into the reservoir. The water in the reservoir then passes through a turbine in the building at C' to generate power and is returned to the sea at D. If the speed of the water at A is VA = 2.5 m/s, and the water depth is hA = 3.4 m. Assume the fluid is an ideal fluid, that is, incompressible and frictionless. (Figure 1) B Determine the minimum height hB at the back B of the channel to prevent the water from entering the reservoir. Express your answer to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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