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    Calculating Power from rain flow

    Homework Statement As we have seen, energy can be extracted from moving water. When it rains, water that lands on roofs is collected in gutters and carried to the ground via downspouts. In a typical heavy rain in your city, how much power could be harnessed from the rain flowing out of your...
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    Estimate the flow rate and speed of the water going into the turbine

    Homework Statement Run-of-the-river projects harness power from the natural flow and elevation drop of a river. In the Brandywine project, water is diverted from the river into a pipe (r=0.75 m) in which it flows down the hill, through the turbine, and returns to the river. The project at...
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