MECORREL3 - HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. A hydro-electric plant discharges water at the rate of 0.75 m3/s and enters the turbine at 0.35 mps with a pressure of 275 kPa. Runner inside diameter is 550 mm, speed is 520 rpm and the turbine efficiency is 88 %, Find the turbine speed factor. a. 0.836 b. 0.386 ©. 0,638 d. 0,368 The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro-electric plant are 150 m and 200 m, respectively, What is the water power if the flow is 15 m3/s and a head loss of 10 % of the gross head? a. 6621.75 kW b. 7621.65 kW ©. $621.76 kW dd. 4621.56 kW A hydro-electric plant having 50 sq. km reservoir area and 100 m head is used to generate power. The energy utilized by the consumers whose load is connected to the power plant during a five hour period is 13.5x10% kWchr. The oversall generation efficiency is 75 %. Find the fall in the height of water in the reservoir after the 5 hr period. a 213m b. 132m ce. 321m d. 053m ‘The flow of water at 50 m elevation is 45 m3/s. Ifa hydro-electric plant is to be installed with turbine efficiency of 80 % and generator efficiency of 92 %, what is the maximum power that the plant could generate? a. 14.625 MW b. 16.249 MW c. 15.146 MW d. 12.465 MW In a hydroelectric plant, the available head is 140 im, the water flow is I cu. m per second, efficiency of the turbine is 95 %, efficiency of the generator is 95 %, 3 phase, 60 cycles, voltage delivered is 4160 V. Determine the estimated yearly income of the plant if the cost of the generated electric energy is 0.6 pesos per kWh, a. 6514777 b. 7514777 ec. 8514777 4. 9514777 A proposed hydro-electric power plant has the following data: levation of normal headwater surface = 194 m Elevation of normal tailwater surface = 60 m Loss of head due to friction = 6.5 m Turbine discharge at full gate opening = 5 m3/s Turbine efficiency at rated capacity = 90% The turbine is to be connected to @ 60 cycle AC generator. Calculate the turbine power output. a. 6852.5 kW b. 6528.5 kW c. 5268.5 kW dd. 5628.5 kW Calculate the power that can be developed from a hydro-electric power plant or station having the following data: Catchment Area = 90 sq. km Ave. Annual rainfall = 120 em Run-off = 85% Available Head = 350m Over-all Station Efficiency = 75 % a. 8746kW b. 6794 kW ©. 9746 kW dd. 7496 kW8. A remote community in Mountain Province plans to put a small hydroelectric plant to service six closely-located barangays estimated to. consume 52,650,000 kWh per annum, Expected flow of water is 1665 m3/min, The most favorable location for the plant fixes the tailwater level at 480 m. The manufacturer of turbine generator set have indicated the following performance data: Turbine efficiency = 87 %, Generator efficiency = 92 %, loss in head work not to exceed 3.8 % of available head. In order to pinpoint the most suitable area for the dam, determine the headwater elevation. a, $08.67 m b. 605.87 m c. 750.08 m d. 875.06 m 9, Ata proposed hydro-electric plant site, the average elevation of headwater is 600 m, the tailwater elevation is 480 m, The average annual water flow is determined to be equal to that volume flowing ‘through a rectangular channel 4 m wide and 0.5 m deep and average velocity of 5.5 m/s. Assuming that the plant will operate 350 days per year, find the annual energy in kWh that the plant s develop if the hydraulic turbine that will be used has an efficiency of 80 % and generator efficiency of 92 %, Consider a headwork loss of 4 % of the available head, a, 67458581 b. 76854851 ©. 34786518 d. 48576185 10, A 10,000 kW run of river hydro-electric plant has. an available head of 200 ft and has an over-all efficiency of 90 % that remains constant for all loads. For a given day during the low-water season ‘the customers receiving primary power have the following loads: £8000 KW for 2 hrs 4000 kW for 10 hrs (6000 KW for 2 hrs 2000 kW for 10 brs For a river flow remaining constant at 525 3/s, how much secondary power could this plant provide during the entire day? a. 104,220 kWh b, 220,104 kWh ©. 204,220 kWh dd. 120,104 kWh