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Unit 5 GATE Question revision

Hydraulic Turbine

Dr Natrayan L
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GATE 2014
1. A hydraulic turbine has a discharge of 5 m3/s, when operating under a head of 20

m with a speed of 500 rpm. If it is to operate under a head of 15 m, for the same

discharge, the rotational speed in rpm will approximately be

[A]. 433

[B]. 403

[C]. 627

[D]. 388
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1. A hydraulic turbine has a discharge of 5 m3/s, when operating under a head of 20

m with a speed of 500 rpm. If it is to operate under a head of 15 m, for the same

discharge, the rotational speed in rpm will approximately be

[A]. 433

[B]. 403 N1 * H2^(1/2) = N2*H1^(1/2).

[C]. 627 500*(15)^(1/2) = N2*(20)^(1/2),

[D]. 388 [500*(15)^(1/2)]/[20^(1/2)] = N2.

Ans: A N2 = 433.01
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2. A centrifugal pump running at 500 rpm and its maximum efficiency is delivering

a head of 30 m at flow rate of 60 liter per minutes. If the rpm is changed to 1000,

then the head H in meters and flow rate Qin liters per minute at maximum efficiency

are estimated to be

(A) H=60, Q=120

(B) H=120, Q=120

(C) H= 60, Q=4800

(D) H= 120, Q=30

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2. A centrifugal pump running at 500 rpm and its maximum efficiency is delivering
a head of 30 m at flow rate of 60 liter per minutes. If the rpm is changed to 1000,
then the head H in meters and flow rate Qin liters per minute at maximum efficiency
are estimated to be

(A) H=60, Q=120

(B) H=120, Q=120

(C) H= 60, Q=4800

(D) H= 120, Q=30

Ans: B
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3. At hydroelectric power site, available head and flow rate are 24.5 m and 10.1

respectively. If the turbine to be installed is required to run at 4.0 revolution per

second (rps) with an overall efficiency 90%, then suitable type of turbine for the site

is

(A) Francis

(B) Kaplan

(C) Pelton

(D) Propeller
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GATE 2018
3. At hydroelectric power site, available head and flow rate are 24.5 m and 10.1

respectively. If the turbine to be installed is required to run at 4.0 revolution per

second (rps) with an overall efficiency 90%, then suitable type of turbine for the site

is

(A) Francis

(B) Kaplan

(C) Pelton

(D) Propeller
Ans: A
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4. A large hydraulic turbine is to generate 300 kW at 1000 rpm under a head of 40

m. For initial testing , a 1:4 scale model of the turbine operates under a head of 10

m. The power generated by the model (in KW) will be

(A) 2.34

(B) 4.68

(C) 9.38

(D) 18.75
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4. A large hydraulic turbine is to generate 300 kW at 1000 rpm under a head of 40

m. For initial testing , a 1:4 scale model of the turbine operates under a head of 10

m. The power generated by the model (in KW) will be

(A) 2.34

(B) 4.68

(C) 9.38

(D) 18.75

Ans: A
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5. A hydraulic turbine develops 1000 kW power for a head of 40m. if the head id

reduced to 20 m, the power developed (in kW) is

(A) 177

(B) 354

(C) 500

(D) 707
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5. A hydraulic turbine develops 1000 kW power for a head of 40m. if the head id

reduced to 20 m, the power developed (in kW) is

(A) 177

(B) 354

(C) 500

(D) 707

Ans: B
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GATE 2017
6. The inlet angle of runner blades of a Francis turbine is 90. The blades are so

shaped that the tangential component of velocity at blade outlet is zero. The flow

velocity remains constant throughout the blade passage and is equal to half of the

blade velocity at runner inlet. The blade efficiency of the runner is

(A) 25 %

(B) 50 %

(C) 80 %

(D) 89 %
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6. The inlet angle of runner blades of a Francis turbine is 90. The blades are so

shaped that the tangential component of velocity at blade outlet is zero. The flow

velocity remains constant throughout the blade passage and is equal to half of the

blade velocity at runner inlet. The blade efficiency of the runner is

(A) 25 %

(B) 50 %

(C) 80 %

(D) 89 %
Ans: C
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7. A centrifugal pump is required to pump water to an open water tank situated 4 km

away from the location of the pump through a pipe diameter 0.2 m having Darcy

friction factor of 0.01. The average speed of water in the pipe is 2 m/s. If it is to

maintain a constant head of 5m in the tank, neglecting other minor losses, then

absolute discharge pressure at the pump exit is

(A) 0.449 bar

(B) 5.503 bar

(C) 44.911 bar

(D) 55.203 bar

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7. A centrifugal pump is required to pump water to an open water tank situated 4 km

away from the location of the pump through a pipe diameter 0.2 m having Darcy

friction factor of 0.01. The average speed of water in the pipe is 2 m/s. If it is to

maintain a constant head of 5m in the tank, neglecting other minor losses, then

absolute discharge pressure at the pump exit is

(A) 0.449 bar

(B) 5.503 bar

(C) 44.911 bar

(D) 55.203 bar Ans: B