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EE153- E06
The undisturbed wind speed at a location is
Vi = 30 mph, the speed of turbine is 60% of
this value and the speed at exit is 30% of Vi.
The rotor diameter is 9 m, ρ = 1.293 kg/m^3.
Calculate (a) the power available in
undisturbed wind at the turbine rotor, (b) the
power in the wind at outlet, (c) the power
developed by the turbine and (d) the
coefficient of performance.
1. A turbine installed in a power house develops
2,400 hp under a head of 400 ft. Find the
specific speed of the turbine if it has to be run
at a speed of 300 rpm. If a similar turbine with
a runner diameter half in size of the original
runs under a head of 60 ft., find the speed of
rotation in rpm.
2. A hydroelectric power plant operates under an
effective head of 50 m and a discharge of 94
m^3/s. Determine the power developed.
3. A hydroelectric power station is supplied from a
reservoir having an area of 50 km^2 and a head of
50 m. If the overall efficiency of the plant be 60%,
find the rate at which the water will fall when the
station is generating 30,000 kW.
4. A hydroelectric station has to operate with a mean
head of 50 m. It makes use of water collected over a
catchment area of 200 km^2 over which the annual
rainfall is 420 cm with 30% loss due to evaporation.
Assuming the turbine efficiency as 85% and the
alternator efficiency as 80%, calculate the average
power that can be generated.
A high temperature fuel cell uses carbon monoxide as
fuel and air as the oxidizer. If the cell reactions are

find, in terms of STP, the enthalpy of formation per mole

at each electrode and the sum of electrical and thermal
energy released per mole in the overall reaction.
Find the maximum possible value of the
internally generated voltage of the hydrogen-
oxygen cell at STP, where the product is in
its liquid state.
The given reactions are: