Fundamentals of Energy Engineering

(ESL 200)

Hydraulic Turbines
By

Prof. DIBAKAR RAKSHIT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
A Pelton wheel having wheel diameter of 1.2 m rotates at 600 rpm.
Water is supplied at the rate of 0.6 m3/s under a head of 450 m. If the
buckets deflect the jet through an angle 160°, find the power
developed and hydraulic efficiency of the turbine. Assume coefficient
of velocity as 0.97 and neglect the frictional losses in the bucket.
The external and internal diameters of an inward flow reaction turbine
are 1.2 m and 0.6 m respectively. The head on the turbine is 8 m. The
velocity of flow is constant and is given by 0.3V 2gH. If the width of
the turbine at the outlet is 300 mm, find the discharge and the width of
the turbine at inlet.
A Kaplan turbine operating under a head of 10 m develops 8000 kW.
The overall efficiency is 85% and the boss diameter is 0.4 times the
diameter of the runner. Find the diameter of the runner and speed of the
runner. Assume speed ratio as 1.8 and flow ratio as 0.6.
Thank You