// scilab Code Exa 18.54 Maximum Height of Hydro Turbines H=52; // head developed in m c1=6.5; // exit velocity in m/s pa=1.0133; // ambient pressure in bar rho=1e3; n_d=0.75; // Efficiency of the Draft Tube g=9.81; // Gravitational acceleration in m/s^2 ta=20; // ambient temperature of water in degree C sigma_cr=0.1; pv=0.023; // vapour pressure of water at t value(from tables) Hv=pv*1e5/(rho*g); //Q=c1*A1=c2*A2 Ar=1.5; // draft tube area ratio(A2/A1=c1/c2) Z(1)=0; // altitude in m Z(2)=2500; Z(3)=3000; Z(4)=4000; p(1)=pa; // at altitude Z=0 p(2)=0.747; // at Z=2500m p(3)=0.701; // at altitude Z=3000m p(4)=0.657; // at Z=4000m Hsd=(c1^2)*(1-(1/(Ar^2)))/(2*g); // ideal head gained by the draft tube Hd=n_d*Hsd; //Actual head gained by the draft tube Ha=pa*1e5/(rho*g); for i=1:4 disp("m",Z(i),"For Z=") Ha=p(i)*1e5/(rho*g); H1=Ha-(Hsd+Hd); Hs=Ha-((sigma_cr*H)+Hd+Hv); // vertical length of the draft tube between the turbine exit and the tail race in m disp("m",Hs,"the maximum height of the turbine exit above the tail race is") NPSH=sigma_cr*H; disp(NPSH,"NPSH=") end