CALCULCATION FOR OPTIMISE TURBINE FOR HIGH HEAD HYDRO POWER PLANT

( Based on Hydro Electric Practice Book - Vol - II By J. Guthrie Brown )

Calculation by: Ajay Vikrant, Electrical Design( Hydro)
Feedback ajay.vikrant@rediffmail.com

Generator Maximum output

Generator rated output

S.No.

Case-3

Case-4

Speed
( rpm)

Nj
600
600
600
600
750
750
750

3
4
5
6
2
3
4

73 MW
65 MW

Wheel
d1 (inches) D (feet)
(D/d1)
7.47
6.27
6.47
6.27
5.79
6.27
5.28
6.27
7.47
5.02
6.47
5.02
5.79
5.02

ratio
ns/jet
ns
10.07
5.80
11.63
5.02
13.00
4.49
14.24
4.10
8.06
7.24
9.30
6.27
10.40
5.61

10.04
10.04
10.04
10.04
12.55
12.55
12.55

Hydro Electric Practice Book - Vol - II By J. Guthrie Brown reveals the following conditions:For best efficenecy specific speed per jet : 3 to 5
Wheel ratio
< 12.5

British Standards

Hydro power Engineering book by " C. C. WARNICK', reveals that a good rule of
thumb for impulse turbine is to make the diameter of jet in inches equal to diameter
of runner in feet.
Specfic speed, Ns
(Speed* P^0.5 )/(H)^1.25
10.04

Specfic speed/ jet

Best Selection prevails to:

5.02

4.49

4.10

600 rpm, 5 jet turbine

At 5 -jet machine, there shall be best efficiency at higher wheel ratio w.r.t. 4-jet and machine can
run at even 20% water availabilty . Size of unit shall be small as compared to 4 jet m/c. The
condition of specific speed/jet is within limits for 5-jet.

Turbine dimensions:
Bucket width, b1 =

5-jet
21.71

4-jet
24.27

inch

Bucket length, L =

15.92

17.80

inch

Outside diameter of wheel =

91.19

93.07

inch

Generator rated output

S.No.

Speed
( rpm)

Nj
600
600
600
600

Case3

3
4
5
6

65 MW

Wheel ratio
d1 (inches) D (feet)
(D/d1)
ns/jet
ns
7.01
6.27
10.73
5.44
6.07
6.27
12.39
4.71
5.43
6.27
13.86
4.22
4.96
6.27
15.18
3.85

Generator output

S.No.

Speed
( rpm)

48.5 MW

Nj
600
600
600
600

Case-3

3
4
5
6

Wheel
d1 (inches) D (feet)
(D/d1)
6.05
6.27
5.24
6.27
4.69
6.27
4.28
6.27

Generator output

S.No.

Speed
( rpm)
600
600
600

Case-3

2
3
4

Wheel
d1 (inches) D (feet)
(D/d1)
5.83
6.27
4.76
6.27
4.12
6.27

9.43
9.43
9.43
9.43

4-jet operation

ratio
ns/jet
ns
12.44
4.70
14.37
4.07
16.06
3.64
17.60
3.32

32.5 MW

Nj

5- jet operation

8.14
8.14
8.14
8.14

3- jet operation

ratio
ns/jet
ns
12.92
4.52
15.82
3.69
18.27
3.20

6.40
6.40
6.40

Case-3

600

3.68

6.27

Generator output

S.No.

Case-3

Speed
( rpm)

19.5 MW

Nj
600
600
600
600

20.43

2
3
4
5

Wheel
d1 (inches) D (feet)
(D/d1)
4.53
6.27
3.70
6.27
3.20
6.27
2.86
6.27

2.86

6.40

2- jet operation

ratio
ns/jet
ns
16.63
3.51
20.37
2.86
23.52
2.48
26.29
2.22

4.96
4.96
4.96
4.96

Design( Hydro)