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Q: Generating Electricity using a Water Tower

user25858Is it possible to build a water tower that will provide enough pressure to run an electricity generator? A water pump can be used to send water up to the tower. The water pump can be powered by solar panels. Alternatively the water pump could also be powered by the electricity produced from the g...

 
 
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Q: Solar distillation plant output

AvineshA $100 m^2 $solar distillation plant is set-up in Nadi. The insolation in Nadi is about 20 MJ m$^{-2}$ per day. The latent heat of evaporation of water is 2.4 MJ/kg and the specific heat is $4.2 kJ /kg ^0$C. Assuming the system efficiency of 60% and initial water temperature $30 ^0$ C , what is t...

 
 
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Q: What will our list of close reasons look like?

EnergyNumbersAs per this meta.SO post, an overhaul of the close system is under way. Of the numerous changes that will take place, the following will no longer be reasons for closing: not a real question, not constructive, and too localized They will be replaced instead by: unclear what you’re asking, t...

 

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