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Low Head Designer v1 1c
Low Head Designer v1 1c
Head 2.5 m
Hydraulic Efficiency 75 % See below for estimate
Flow rate 230 l/s
Turbine Speed 1030 rpm
Power 4025 W *power out of turbine/ input to generator
Specific Speed 248
Kug (from graph) 1.95 *Curve fitting algorithm from Demetriades thesis based on Bohl g
Dh/Dt 0.50
Number of blades 4
0.180
0.160
0.140
0.120
Blade Chord (m)
0.100
0.080
0.060
0.040
0.020
0.000
0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.13
Radius (m)
Blade Design
Z 4 blades
Dt 0.25 m Q 230 l/s
Dh 0.125 m H 2.5 m
Vw2Rw 0.114 m^2/s
Vw1Rw 0.275 Initial guess Vw1Rw: 0.188
Eff 0.75
Speed 1030 rpm 107.9 rad/s
M 1.00 0.90 0.85 0.70 0.65 0.65 From chart, based on beta and x/l
CL 0.243 0.364 0.502 0.819 1.060 1.167 Lift coefficients Required
Exaggeration fac 0.32 0.37 0.41 0.47 0.51 0.52 From chart of Weinig Factor
Theta ratio 0.28 0.40 0.46 0.46 0.51 0.52 Calculated value for comparison
Alternatively
beta2fl(calc) 26.04 30.21 35.40 41.12 45.59 49.05
Vw2(calc) 0.70 1.07 1.32 1.27 1.46 1.32
VwRw 0.275 m^2/s
Q 230 l/s
Rg 0.14 m < D/2: 0.125 m
Q/VwRw (1) 0.836364 m
Q/VwRw (2) 0.836865 m Aiming for
B 0.533 m B value must be changed until Q/VwRw(1) and Q/VwRw(2) values match
bo/D 0.48
bo 0.12 m
0.600
Spiral casing sections
Outer
0.500
Angular Position Flow Rate Height x-section x-dim Radius
(degrees) (m3/s) Distrib (m^2) (m) (m)