17. California has an excess of energy generated by Solar panels. The energy falling from the Sun is 1000W/m2 . The efficiency of Solar panels is roughly 15% at this time. The idea has been proposed to pump water from the Colorado river to Lake Mead during the day, and to generate electricity using Hoover Dam and its generators at night. The height gain is 1200m. What is the required area of Solar panels to generate 1 GW of electricity

During a steady flow process, the change of energy with respect to time is zero. a)- true b)- false

Aplate clutch has a single pair of mating friction surfaces 250-mm od by 175-mm id. the mean value of the coefficient of friction is 0.30, and the actuating force is 4 kn. a) find the maximum pressure and the torque capacity using the uniform-wear model. b) find the maximum pressure and the torque capacity using the uniform-pressure model.

Ajournal bearing has a journal diameter of 3.250 in with a unilateral tolerance of 20.003 in. the bushing bore has a diameter of 3.256 in and a unilateral tolerance of 0.004 in. the bushing is 2.8 in long and supports a 700-lbf load. the journal speed is 900 rev/min. find the minimum oil film thickness and the maximum film pressure for both sae 20 and sae 20w-30 lubricants, for the tightest assembly if the operating film temperature is 160°f. a computer code is appropriate for solving this problem.