//Fluid system - By - Shiv Kumar //Chapter 4 - Pelton Turbine (Impulse Turbine) //Example 4.4 clc clear //Given Data:- Cv=0.97; Ku=0.46; K=0.98; m=10.2; beta_o=10; //Bucket angle at exit, degrees eta_m=90.5/100; //Mechanical Efficiency //Data Used:- rho=1000; //Density of water, kg/m^3 g=9.81; //Acceleration due to gravity, m/s^2 //Computations:- Vi_by_rootH=Cv*sqrt(2*g); //Vi/sqrt(H) Vwi_by_rootH=Vi_by_rootH; ui_by_rootH=Ku*sqrt(2*g); //ui/sqrt(H) Vri_by_rootH=Vi_by_rootH-ui_by_rootH; //Vi/sqrt(H) Vro_by_rootH=K*Vri_by_rootH; //Vro/sqrt(H) Vrwo_by_rootH=Vro_by_rootH*cosd(beta_o); //Vrwo/sqrt(H) Vwo_by_rootH=Vrwo_by_rootH-ui_by_rootH; //Vwo/sqrt(H) Q_by_d2_rootH=(%pi/4)*Vi_by_rootH; //Q/(d^2*sqrt(H)) //Pr=Power developed by runner Pr_by_d2_H3_2=rho*Q_by_d2_rootH*(Vwi_by_rootH+Vwo_by_rootH)*ui_by_rootH; //Pr/(d^2*H^(3/2)), P in W //P=Shaft Power P_by_d2_H3_2=eta_m*Pr_by_d2_H3_2/1000; //P/(d^2*H^(3/2)), P in kW N_d_by_rootH=ui_by_rootH*60/(%pi*m); //N*d/sqrt(h), N in rpm Ns=N_d_by_rootH*sqrt(P_by_d2_H3_2); //Specific Speed in SI Units //Results:- printf("The Specific Speed of the Turbine, Ns=%.f (SI Units)", Ns)