An example of a renewable resource could be a car, a house, or a phone
Answer
Given data:
height of the dam = 15 m
effective area for water flow = 2.3 x 10⁻³ m²
Applying the principle of energy conservation:


v = 17.15 m/s
water discharge
Q = A V
Q = 2.3 x 10⁻³ x 17.15
Q = 0.039 m³/s
Bernoulli's equation at a point on the streamline is
p/ρ + v²/(2g) = constant
where
p = pressure
v = velocity
ρ = air density, 0.075 lb/ft³ (under standard conditions)
g = 32 ft/s²
Point 1:
p₁ = 2.0 lb/in² = 2*144 = 288 lb/ft²
v₁ = 150 ft/s
Point 2 (stagnation):
The velocity at the stagnation point is zero.
The density stays constant.
Let p₂ denote the pressure at the stagnation location.
Then,
p₂ = ρ(p₁/ρ + v₁²/(2g))
p₂ = (288 lb/ft²) + [(0.075 lb/ft³)*(150 ft/s)²]/[2*(32 ft/s²)
= 314.37 lb/ft²
= 314.37/144 = 2.18 lb/in²
Thus, the answer is 2.2 psi
Solution:
/ Em₀ = 0.30
Explanation:
In this problem, we apply the connection between mechanical energy, kinetic energy, and gravitational potential energy.
K = ½ m v²
U = mgh
We assess the mechanical energy at two positions:
Initial. Lower
Em₀ = K = ½ m v²
At its highest point
= U = mg and
Now let's compute
Em₀ = ½ m 3.6²
Em₀ = m 6.48
= m 9.8 × 0.2
= m 1.96
Thus the energy lost is given by:
/ Em₀ = m 1.96 / m 6.48
/ Em₀ = 0.30
This means that 30% of the sun's energy is transformed into potential energy.
There are various conversion possibilities.
This energy changes into thermal energy affecting the spores and air, since it cannot be regained.