1. A fan operating at 1750 rpm at a volume flow rate of 4.

25 m3 /s develops a head of 153

mm measured on a water-filled U-tube manometer. It is required to build a larger,
geometrically similar fan that will deliver the same head at the same efficiency as the
existing fan but at a speed of 1440 rpm. Calculate the volume flow rate of the larger
fan.

2. A hydraulics engineer is planning to utilize the water flowing in a stream, normally able
to provide water at a flow rate of 2.7 m3 /s, and a head of 13 m for power generation.
The engineer is planning to use a 2.0 m diameter turbine operating at a rotational speed
of 360 rpm and at a hoped for efficiency of 88%. Determine the likely power developed
by the turbine, the specific speed and specific diameter.

3. A Hydro turbine is required to give 25MW at 50 m head and 90 rpm runner speed.
The laboratory facilities available, permit testing of 20kW models at 5 m head. What
should be the model runner speed and model to prototype scale ratio (Dm /Dp)

4. a) A hydraulic turbine with a runner outside diameter of 4.5 m operates with an effective
head, H, of 512 m at a volume flow rate of 71.5 m3 /s and produces 340 MW of shaft
power at a rotational speed of 345 rpm. Determine the specific speed, the specific
diameter, and efficiency of this turbine.

b) Another geometrically and dynamically similar turbine with a runner 5.5 m diameter
is to be built to operate with an effective head of 540 m. Determine the required flow
rate, the expected power output, and the rotational speed of the turbine.

5. A hydraulic turbine running at 160 rpm, discharges 11 m3 /s and develops 2400 kW at

a net head of 25 m. Determine
a. the efficiency of the turbine;
b. the speed, flow rate, and power output of this turbine when running under a net head
of 40 m assuming homologous conditions and the same efficiency.

6. A water turbine delivering 10 MW power is to be tested with the help of a geometrically

similar 1:8 model, which runs at the same speed as the proto-type.
a. Find the power developed by the model assuming the efficiencies of the model and
the proto-type are equal.
b. Find the ratio of the heads and the ratio of mass flow rates between the proto-type
and the model.