Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 6, Problem 68P
The turbine extracts power from the water flowing from the reservoir. Find the horsepower extracted if the flow through the system is 1000 cfs. Draw the energy line and the hydraulic grade line.
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