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Physics — Hydroelectric Energy Flow

From water's potential energy to electricity.

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Hydroelectric power: energy flowGravitational PE of water100Kinetic energy in penstock100Turbine mechanical energy90Friction and turbulence loss10Generator electrical output85Generator and bearing loss5Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 6 nodes and 5 flows. The widths add up.6 nodes named only by a flow — `Gravitational PE of water`, `Kinetic energy in penstock`, `Turbine mechanical energy`, `Friction and turbulence loss`, `Genera…Conserved: 100 enters at `Gravitational PE of water` and 100 leaves at `Friction and turbulence loss`, `Generator electrical output`, `Generator and bearing l…

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title "Hydroelectric power: energy flow"
flow "Gravitational PE of water" "Kinetic energy in penstock" 100
flow "Kinetic energy in penstock" "Turbine mechanical energy" 90
flow "Kinetic energy in penstock" "Friction and turbulence loss" 10
flow "Turbine mechanical energy" "Generator electrical output" 85
flow "Turbine mechanical energy" "Generator and bearing loss" 5