Water flows over a spillway of a dam from a depth of 8 m upstream the spillway to a depth of 1.5 m downstream. The head lost may be assumed to be o.3 times the velocity head downstream. Considering 1 m width of waterway, determin (a)The amount of flow in m³/s. (b) The power lost in kW.

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Water flows over a spillway of a dam from a depth of 8 m
upstream the spillway to a depth of 1.5 m downstream. The
head lost may be assumed to be o.3 times the velocity head
downstream. Considering 1 m width of waterway, determine
(a)The amount of flow in m3/s.
(b) The power lost in kW.
Transcribed Image Text:Water flows over a spillway of a dam from a depth of 8 m upstream the spillway to a depth of 1.5 m downstream. The head lost may be assumed to be o.3 times the velocity head downstream. Considering 1 m width of waterway, determine (a)The amount of flow in m3/s. (b) The power lost in kW.
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