Nasal congestion Nasal congestion is a stuffy nose, and can be accompanied by blocked ears, sore throat, and more. Pleural effusion Pleural effusion is buildup of fluid in the pleura and can cause difficulty breathing or chest pain.
A hydroelectric dam is essentially a mechanical gateway that can control how often, how much, and how fast the water is allowed to passed through. Water above the dam is collected and stored into a reservoir.
Dams block the flow of a river or stream and create a lake or reservoir behind them, which acts as a source of stored energy (a battery is another example of a reservoir of stored energy). The dam raises the surface water up to a great height, giving it potential energy, the potential to do work.Water flows from the reservoir and through a dam by way of a special intake gate called a penstock. It's kind of like one of those water tunnels you slide through at a water park in the summer. Water flow rate is in cubic meters per second (m 3 /s). 2  Acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 meters per second squared (m/s 2). 3  Height is in meters (m). 4  Coefficient of efficiency ranges from 0 to 1, with modern power plants having the highest efficiency.