CONFIDENTIAL

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

CAMPUS PULAU PINANG
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STUDENT NUMBER

: ______________________

GROUP

DATE OF TEST

: _____ MAY 2016 (MAC JULY2016)

TIME

: ______________________

SET D

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-EC221CEW 531

At the end of this test, student should be able to:

Organise and conduct the experiments using appropriate equipment/s (CO1PO5)

Instruction to Students
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. Demonstrate the experiment for the given problem statement.
3. Provide the data and results from the experiment.

CATEGORY

TOTAL MARKS

CO1PO5

a) PRE-EXPERIMENT
WRITTEN PROCEDURE

/5

b) CONDUCT EXPERIMENT
APPARATUS SETUP

/5

c) CONDUCT EXPERIMENT
ABILITY IN CONDUCTING
EXPERIMENT

/5

d) POST -EXPERIMENT
DATA COLLECTION AND
CALCULATION

/5

REMARKS:

/20

TEST 1: FLUIDS AND HYDRAULICS LABORATORY

(PRACTICAL TEST)

NAME

QUESTION : PELTON TURBINE OVERALL EFFICIENCY

The Pelton turbine is associated with considerable changes of kinetic energy but little changes in
pressure energy. Thus, obtaining efficiency of a turbine at various speeds is vital to obtain overall
efficiency of a Pelton turbine.
In the laboratory, students need to determine the Pelton turbine overall efficiency for two different
flowrates. Therefore measure turbine overall efficiency in relation to rotational speed include;
(i)
Volume flow rate
(ii)
Head
(iii)
Torque, brake and water power
The torque itself is given by the equation:
T = Fbr [Nm]
where Fb is the brake force reading on the spring balances and r is the pulley radius
The overall efficiency Et is thus:-

Et

Power absorbed by thebrake (Pb )

100%
Fluid power supplied(Ph )
2nT
gH i Q v

Given; radius of brake drum , r = 0.030 m

a) Describe the procedures in setting up the apparatus and conducting the experiment to determine
the Pelton turbine overall efficiency (aided with sketch) with two different flowrates.
(CO1PO5: 5 marks)
b) Set-up the equipment according to the written procedures in (a)
(CO1PO5: 5 marks)
c) Conduct the experiment of Pelton turbine with two different flowrates.
(CO1PO5: 5 marks)
d) Tabulate the data accordingly and determine the Pelton turbine overall efficiency. Show your
sample calculations.
(CO1PO5: 5 marks)