Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidhyalaya

Impact of Jet
(Fluid Power Engineering)
Project conceived by:-
Jay Postiwala(130070119070)
Ravi Prajapati(130070119071)
Punit Panara(130070119072)
Mohit Raina(130070119073)

Submitted to:-Prof. M. J. Zinjuvadia

Mechanical department,
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidhyalaya
Force exerted by a jet of water on an asymmetrical curved vane
when the jet strikes tangentially at one of the tips:

Fx = m[Ux - Vx]
Fx = aVr1 [(Vw1 – U) – (-(Vw2 + U))]
Fx = aVr1 [Vw1 + Vw2]
Fx = aVr1 [(Vw1 - U) – (-(U – Vw2))]
Fx = aVr1 [Vw1 – Vw2]
Fx = aVr1 [Vw1 ± Vw2]
Work done/s = Fx x U
Work done/s = aVr1 [Vw1 ± Vw2] U
Work done for unit mass flow rate = [Vw1 ± Vw2]* U
Work done for unit weight flow rate = [Vw1 ± Vw2]*U/g
• A jet of water impinges a curved plate with a velocity of 20 m/s
making an angle of 20o with the direction of motion of vane at
inlet and leaves at 130o to the direction of motion at outlet. The
vane is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s.
i) Vane angles, so that water enters and leaves without shock.
ii) Work done/s

V1 = 20 m/s
U1 = U2 = 10 m/s
Assuming number loss Vr1 = Vr2
Vw1 = 20 cos 20 = 18.79 m/s
Vf1 = 20 sin 20 = 6.84 m/s
 Jet Propulsion
• Jet propulsion means propulsion or movement of the bodies
such as ships , rockets, aircrafts etc with the help of jet.
• The reaction of the jet coming out from the nozzle attached to
the bodies is used to move the bodies.
• A/c Newton’s third law of motion, every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction.
• The fluid coming out from the nozzle exerts a force on the
nozzle in the opposite direction.
Jet Propulsion of Ships
• By the application of jet propulsion,
• the ship is driven through a water.
• jet of water is discharged at the back of ships, exerts a
propulsive force on the ship.
• The ship carries a centrifugal pump which draws a water
from surrounding sea.
• The water is discharged through the orifice which is fitted at
the back of the ship in the form of jet.
Case-1 Jet propulsion of the ship, when inlet orifice is at right angle to the direction of motion of ship

V = velocity of jet coming out at the back of ship.

U = velocity of ship
= relative velocity of jet w.r.t ship
V and U are in opposite direction .
Relative velocity of jet w.r.t ship = V +U
Mass of jet issuing from nozzle at the back of ship = ρa (V +U)
Force exerted by the jet on the ship = mass of water issuing/s x change in velocity
F = ρa (V +U) x ( - u )
= ρa (V +U) x ((V +U) –u)
F = ρaV (V +U)
Work done = F x u
= ρaV (V +U) x u
Case-2 Jet propulsion of the ship, when inlet orifice facing
the direction of motion of ship
REFERENCES
• www.creativelabengineers.com
• staff.fit.ac.cy/eng.fm/.../Fluids%20Lab%20Impact%20of
%20a%20Jet.
• https://www.scribd.com/doc/38008443/Impact-of-Jet
• A text book of fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines by
Dr.R.K.Bansal
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R.K.Rajput
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D.S.Kumar