//Fluid System By Shiv Kumar //Chapter 6 - Kaplan and Propeller Turbines //Example 6.8 //To Find Inlet and outlet Angles of the Runner blades clc clear //Given: H=25; //Head, m P=23000; //Shaft Power, KW D=5; //External Diameter of Runner, m d=3; //Diameter of Hub, m N=60; //Rotational Speed, rpm eta_H=95/100; //Hydraulic Efficiency eta_0=88/100; //Overall Efficiency Vw=0; //As there is no exit whirl //Data Required: rho=1000; //Density of Water, Kg/m^3 g=9.81; //Acceleration due to gravity, m/s^2 //Computations Dm=(D+d)/2; //Mean Diameter of Runner, m ui=%pi*Dm*N/60 //m/s Q=P*10^3/(rho*g*H*eta_0); //Discharge, m^3/s Vfi=Q/((%pi/4)*(D^2-d^2)) // m/s Vwi=eta_H*g*H/ui; //m/s uo=ui; Vfo=Vfi; Beta_i=atand(Vfi/(Vwi-ui)); //Degrees Beta_o=atand(Vfo/uo); //Degrees //Results printf("At the Mean Radius\n\t") printf("Runner Blade Angle at Inlet, Beta_i=%.2f Degrees\n\t",Beta_i) //The answer vary due to round off error printf("Runner Blade Angle at Outlet, Beta_o=%.2f Degrees\n",Beta_o) //The answer vary due to round off error