Question

What happens when water from great heights is made to fall on blades of turbine?

Answer 1

Turbines

Turbines are machines that convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. This rotational mechanical energy is extracted from fluids' potential and kinetic energy.

1. Turbines have significant role production of electricity.
2. These machines follow law of conservation of energy. The law states that energy can neither be created nor be destroyed, but it can be converted from one form to another.

Explanation

When water from great heights is made to fall on the blades of a turbine, the blades move and convert the kinetic energy of water into electrical energy.

1. Water at great height possesses high potential energy. As the water falls down potential energy gradually gets converted into kinetic energy.
2. This huge kinetic energy applies incredible force on turbine blades and creates rotational movement.
3. This spins the generator to produce electricity.