//Fluid System By Shiv Kumar //Chapter 6 - Kaplan and Propeller Turbines //Example 6.2 //To Find Diameter of Runner, Speed of Runner and Specific Speed of Turbine clc clear //Given: P=8; //Shaft Power, MW H=6; //Head, m Ku=2.09; //Speed Ratio Kf=0.68; //Flow Ratio eta_0=90/100; //Overall Efficiency dbyD=1/3; //Ratio of Diameters of Hub and Runner //Data Required: rho=1000; //Density of Water, Kg/m^3 g=9.81; //Acceleration due to gravity, m/s^2 //Computations Q=P*10^6/(rho*g*H*eta_0); //Discharge, m^3/s d=sqrt(Q/((%pi/4)*Kf*sqrt(2*g*H)*(dbyD^-2-1))); //Diameter of hub, m D=d/dbyD; //Diameter of runner, m N=Ku*60*sqrt(2*g*H)/(%pi*D); //Speed of Runner, rpm Ns=N*(P*10^3)^(1/2)/(H^(5/4)); //Specific Speed of Turbine, SI Units //Results printf("Diameter of Runner, D =%.1f m \n",D) printf("Speed of Runner, N = %.2f rpm \n",N) //The answer provided in the textbook is wrong printf("Specific Speed of Turbine, Ns = %.2f (SI Units)",Ns) //The answer provided in the textbook is wrong(Due to error in N)