//Fluid System By Shiv Kumar //Chapter 6 - Kaplan and Propeller Turbines //Example 6.6 //To Find (a)Diameter of Runner (b)Speed of Turbine (c)Specific Speed of the turbine clc clear //Given: P=9100; //Shaft Power, KW H=5.6; //Net Available Head, m Ku=2.09; //Speed Ratio Kf=0.68; //Flow Ratio eta_0=86/100; //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*10^3/(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 //(i) Diameter of Runner ,D D=d/dbyD; //m //(ii) Speed of Turbine,N N=Ku*60*sqrt(2*g*H)/(%pi*D); // rpm //(iii) Specific Speed of Turbine, Ns Ns=N*(P)^(1/2)/(H^(5/4)); // SI Units //Results printf("(i)Diameter of Runner , D=%.2f m\n",D) printf("(ii)Speed of Turbine, N =%.2f rpm\n",N) //The answer vary due to round off error printf("(iii) Specific Speed of Turbine, Ns =%.2f (SI Units)\n",Ns) //The answer provided in the textbook is wrong(Due to error in N)