10.

OBSERVATION & CALCULATION:

DATA:
Flow measurement = Venturimeter in 80 mm diameter
Pipe
a1 = Cross-sectional area at inlet of venturi = 0.00503 m2
a2 = Cross-sectional area at throat of venturi = 0.00126 m2
A = Cross-sectional area of Pipe = 0.00503 m2
g = Acceleration due to Gravity = 9.81 m/s2
ρw = Density of Water = 1000 kg/m3
D = Diameter of Brake Drum = 0.19 m
Cd = Coefficient of Venturimeter = 0.98
d = Diameter of rope = 12 mm
Re = Effective radius = 0.109 m
W3 = Weight of hanger and rope = 0.75 kg

OBSERVATION TABLE:
Pr. Gauge Pr. Gauge
Vacuum Dial
Pr. Gauge reading at reading at Dead
RPM Gauge Gauge
Reading inlet of outlet of weight
S. No. reading reading
venturimeter venturimeter
Pd Pv (mm
N P1 (kg/cm2) P2 (kg/cm2) W1 (kg) W2 (kg)
(kg/cm2) of Hg.)
1 2470 2.4 -228.6 2.63 1.60 2.5 0.75
2 2390 2.25 -203.2 2.53 1.28 3.5 1.25
3 1680 2.18 -190.2 2.45 1.27 6.7 2.0

CALCULATION:

Turbine
Velocity Discharge
S. No. Total Head H Output Input Efficiency
V (m/s) Q (m3/kg) %η

1 24.828 3.66 0.0184 0.9397 6.09 15.43

2 23.28 4.04 0.0203 1.0912 6.301 17.32

3 22.55 3.92 0.0197 1.3935 5.92 23.54

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