//Fluid system - By - Shiv Kumar //Chapter 4 - Pelton Turbine (Impulse Turbine) //Example 4.11 clc clear //Given Data:- N=300; //Speed of runner, rpm H=500; //Head, m d=200; //Diameter of the Jet, mm AoD=165; //Angle of Deflection, degrees Vel_per=15; //percentage by which velocity is reduced Cv=0.98; //Co-efficient of Velocity Ku=0.46; //Speed ratio Loss_per=3; //Percentage of Mechanical losses //Data Used:- rho=1000; //Density of water, kg/m^3 g=9.81; //Acceleration due to gravity, m/s^2 //Computations:- d=d/1000; //m beta_O=180-AoD; //degrees Vro_by_Vri=1-Vel_per/100; //Vro/Vri K=Vro_by_Vri; Vi=Cv*sqrt(2*g*H); //m/s Vwi=Vi; ui=Ku*sqrt(2*g*H); //m/s uo=ui; u=ui; Vri=Vi-ui; //m/s Vro=K*Vri; //m/s Vrwo=Vro*cosd(beta_O); //m/s Vwo=uo-Vrwo; //m/s //(a) Water power, WP Q=(%pi/4)*d^2*Vi; //m^3.s WP=rho*Q*g*H/1000; //kW //(b)The Force on the bucket in the direction of Jet, F F=rho*Q*(Vwi-Vwo)/1000; //kN //(c)Shaft Power, SP Pr=F*u; //Power developed by the Runner, W SP=Pr-Loss_per/100*Pr; //kW //(d)Overall Efficiency, eta_o eta_o=SP/WP*100; //In percentage //Results:- printf("(a) Water power, WP=%.2f kW \n",WP) //The answer provided in the Textbook is wrong printf("(b)The Force on the bucket in the direction of Jet=%.3f kN \n", F) //The answer vary due to round off error printf("(c)Shaft Power, SP=%.3f kW\n",SP) //The answer provided in the Textbook is wrong printf("(d)Overall efficiency, eta_o=%.2f percent", eta_o) //The answer vary due to round off error