//Fluid System By Shiv Kumar //Chapter 6 - Kaplan and Propeller Turbines //Example 6.9 //To Determine Runner Vane Angles at the hub and at the Outer Periphery clc clear //Given: P=22500; //Power Available at Shaft, KW H=20; //Head, m N=150; //Rotational Speed, rpm eta_H=95/100; //Hydraulic Efficiency eta_0=88/100; //Overall Efficiency D=4.5; //Outer Diameter of Runner, m d=2; //Diameter of Hub, m 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 //Runner Vane Angles at Hub uo=%pi*d*N/60; //m/s ui=uo; Q=P*10^3/(rho*g*H*eta_0); //Discharge, m^3/s Vwi=eta_H*g*H/ui; //m/s Vfi=Q/((%pi/4)*(D^2-d^2)) // m/s Vfo=Vfi; Beta_i=180-atand(Vfi/(ui-Vwi)); //Degrees Beta_o=atand(Vfo/uo); //Degrees //Result1 printf("Runner Vane Angles at the Hub \n\t") printf("Beta_i=%.2f Degrees\n\t",Beta_i) //The answer vary due to round off error printf("Beta_o=%.2f Degrees\n\n",Beta_o) //The answer vary due to round off error // Runner Vane Angles at outer periphery uo=%pi*D*N/60; //m/s ui=uo; Vwi=eta_H*g*H/ui; //m/s Beta_i=180-atand(Vfi/(ui-Vwi)); //Degrees Beta_o=atand(Vfo/uo); //Degrees //Result2 printf("Runner Vane Angles at the Outer periphery \n\t") printf("Beta_i=%.2f Degrees\n\t",Beta_i) //The answer vary due to round off error printf("Beta_o=%.2f Degrees\n\n",Beta_o) //The answer vary due to round off error