// scilab Code Exa 18.38 Kaplan turbine 70 rpm //part(a)flow rate and specific speed P=8e3; // Gas Power Output in kW N=70; // Speed in RPM H=10; // net head in m n_m=0.85; // efficiency omega=%pi*2*N/60; NS=omega*sqrt(P*10e2)*(H^(-5/4))/549.016; disp(NS,"(a)the specific speed of turbine is") rho=1000; // density in kg/m3 g=9.81; // gravitational acceleration in m/s2 Q=P*1e3/(n_m*rho*g*H); disp("m3/s",Q,"and the flow rate is") // part(b) determining the speed, flow rate and power for the model Dp_m=12; // Dp_m=Dp/Dm Np=N; // Speed for prototype Hm=3; // head of the model Hp=H; // head for prototype Nm=Np*Dp_m*sqrt(Hm/Hp); disp("rpm",Nm,"(b)speed for the model is") Dm_p=1/Dp_m; Qp=Q; Qm=(Dm_p^2)*sqrt(Hm/Hp)*Qp; disp("m3/s",Qm,"the flow rate for model is") Pm=n_m*rho*g*Qm*Hm; disp("kW",Pm*1e-3,"the power for the model is")