HYDRAULIC MACHINES III TURBINES Solution by DF Sozinando, Mechanical Eng.

student at Vaal University of Technology

4- A jet of 0.13 m diameter impinges on bucket of a pelton wheel and the jet deflected through 165. The power head
is 400 m. The bucket is not smooth and there is a 20% reduction in relative velocity. C
v
=0.97, U=0.45V
j
. D
bucket
=0.8
m. Find the speed of the wheel and power developed by runner.
Solution:
d
j
0.13m := 165 := h
p
400m := k 100% 20% := c
v
0.97 := U 0.45 v
j
=
d
buck
0.8m := 9.81
kN
m
3
:= r
buck
d
buck
2
:=
v
j
c
v
2 g h
p
:= v
j
85.917
m
s
=
h
j
v
j
2
2 g
:= h
j
376.36 m =
U 0.45 v
j
:= U 38.662
m
s
=
H
th
U
g
v
j
U
( )
1 k cos ( ) ( )

:= H
th
330.258 m =
N 1rpm :=
Given
U N r
buck
= N Find N ( ) := N 922.998 rpm =
Q v
j

4
d
j
2

\
|
|
.
:= Q 1.14
m
3
s
=
P
th
H
th
Q := P
th
3.695 MW =
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