UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (COET)

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING (WRE)
HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING AND MACHINERY (WR 410)
ASSIGNMENT 01.

S/ NAME REGISTRATION NUMBER

NO
01. KIMARO, NICOLAUS A 2020-04-13639
02. BANUYE, SALMON G 2020-04-00621
03. SALUFU, LORAIN C 2020-04-11000
04. MYOVELA, EDSON I 2020-04-09172
05. LUKWI, JOSEPH 2020-04-04871
06. KITUNDU, JOAN JESSE 2020-04-04239
07. RIMOY, MIKE GERALD 2020-04-10718
08. LOSSY, RICHARD ROBERT 2020-04-04278
09. CALYST. WILBARD J 2020-04-00949
10. MREMA, RAPHAEL Y 2020-04-07856

COURSE INSTRUCTOR; Dr. MTAMBA OCHIENG.

SOLUTION
DATA GIVEN
Total head HG = 180m
Reservoir capacity = 70 MW
Efficiency (ήT) = 99%
Initial water level in the reservoir = 265 masl
Minimum operational water level = 255 masl
Density of water δw = 1000 kg/m3
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.81 m/s2
i. Required the design discharge Q
From the power equation
P= ήT* Q* H*g* δw
Make Q the subject, then
Q = P ÷ ( H∗g∗δ w∗ή )
Q= 70* 106 W ÷ (0.99*180m*9.81 m/s2*1000 kg/m3)
Q= 40.04 m3/s

Therefore, the design discharge is 40.04 m3/s

Monthly Outflows:
Month Outflow
Q
January 17.16
February 22.88
March 34.32
April 28.60
May 34.32
June 28.60
July 22.88
August 22.88
Septembe 22.88
r
October 28.60
November 28.60
December 34.32

ii. To find the month with the lowest water reservoir level

Month Surface Area

January 8.607478009
February 8.001045112
March 6.035159027
April 7.871040525
May 16.77800482
June 25.44021239
July 28.63461716
August 35.18836539
September 37.02130078
October 33.54758796
November 30.07433897
December 31.58381939

Elevation Volume in ΔV Height Area = ΔV/ Δ E Correspon

(MASL) m3 (ΔElevation) ding
Elevation
240 8000000
245 10000000 2000000 5 400000.00 242.5
250 25000000 15000000 5 3000000.00 247.5
 255 40000000 15000000 5 3000000.00 252.5
260 80000000 40000000 5 8000000.00 257.5
265 130000000 50000000 5 10000000.00 262.5
270 210000000 80000000 5 16000000.00 267.5
275 290000000 80000000 5 16000000.00 272.5

GRAPH OF AREA VS CORRESPONDING ELEVATION

18000000.00
f(x) = 1.35069806928018E-63 x^28.8596891570951
16000000.00 R² = 0.854760894660844

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240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275

Month Inflow (cumec) Evaporation Average Power Initial Water level Final
(mm)
January 15 15 30 265 264.33
February 15 20 40 261.76
March 40 15 60 264.18
April 50 30 50 271.20
May 60 25 60 275.14
June 40 35 50 276.27
July 45 25 40 278.25
August 30 35 40 278.74
Septembe 10 40 40 277.79
r
 October 15 50 50 276.69
November 35 35 50 277.21
December 40 49 60 277.63

From above, February has the Lowest Elevation in the year.