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A hydro power station is required to deliver 48MW of power to the national grid from...

A hydro power station is required to deliver 48MW of power to the national grid from a site where the available head is 16m The alternator efficiency may be taken as 96%.The proposed rotational speed of the coupled turbo-alternators is 150r/min and the specific speed of the available turbines is 400. Estimate the number 9f units required

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