//Fluid Systems - By - Shiv Kumar //Chapter 11- Centrifugal Pumps //Example 11.2 //To Find the Vane Angle at Outer Periphery of the Impeller. clc clear //Given Data:- N=1470; //Speed, rpm Q=100; //Discharge, litres/s Hm=24; //manometric Head, m Do=240; // Diameter of Impeller at Outlet, mm b_o=50; //Width of Impeller at Outlet, mm eta_man=76/100; //Manometric EEfficiency //Data Used:- g=9.81; //Acceleration due to gravity, m/s^2 //Computations:- Q=Q/1000; //m^3/s Do=Do/1000; //m b_o=b_o/1000; //m uo=%pi*Do*N/60; //m/s Vwo=g*Hm/(uo*eta_man); //m/s Vfo=Q/(%pi*Do*b_o); //m/s //From Outlet Velocity Triangle (OVT), beta_o=atand(Vfo/(uo-Vwo)); //degrees //Result:- printf("The Vane Angle at Outer Periphery of Impeller, beta_o=%.2f Degrees \n",beta_o) //The answer vary due to round off error