Journal of electricity, power, and gas . .77 1. 1. ft. would have a friction loss of 166 ft. (or 1/3 thehead) the power output would be 755 theoretical,and cOst $14,000, and a pipe to give only 5 per centloss would have to be X 20 or 29J4 in. dia. andthe cost of the raw material would be or $30, this case the cost of 1073 — 755 = 318 additional 16,000 horsepower would be 30,000 — 14,000 — = over 318. $50 per theoretical horsepower for the pipe alone andcombined with the increase in
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . .77 1. 1. ft. would have a friction loss of 166 ft. (or 1/3 thehead) the power output would be 755 theoretical,and cOst $14,000, and a pipe to give only 5 per centloss would have to be X 20 or 29J4 in. dia. andthe cost of the raw material would be or $30, this case the cost of 1073 — 755 = 318 additional 16,000 horsepower would be 30,000 — 14,000 — = over 318. $50 per theoretical horsepower for the pipe alone andcombined with the increase in the other apparatuswould run the cost to considerably over $100 per while there are many cases where this is justifiablethere are many others where it is not. For exampleit may be that dams, roads, transmission lines andother expensive fixtures have been necessary for theinitial development and by them water is impoundedin excess of the market for power for many years andthat after the initial development additional power. JlmiL
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