Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MI 301: Fluid Machines Tutorial 5

1. A Francis turbine has the following specifications.

Inlet radius 300 mm, outer radius 150 mm, flow rate 0.05 m3 / s ,inlet guide blade 30 ,
angle the absolute velocity at exit makes an angles of 80 with the axis inlet absolute
velocity 6 m / s , exit absolute velocity 3 m / s ; overall efficiency 80%, hydraulic
efficiency 90%. Determine head and power output if angular velocity is 25 rad/s.

2. Design a Francis turbine with the following specifications:

Head available 68 m
Speed 750 rpm
Power output 330 kW
Hydraulic efficiency 94%
Overall efficiency 85%
Flow ratio 0.15
Breadth to diameter ratio at inlet 0.1
1
Outer to inner diameter ratio
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Assume 6% of circumferential area of runner occupied by thickness of vanes and flow
velocity remains constant and flow is radial at exit.