wOH=9810x0.12x840=988848 Nm/s or J/s or W=988.

85k\W Now, overall efficiency, n, = power 300

Gi)
Hydraulic efficiency, ns Water power wQH
9560
20V-u)1+Kcos )Ju 0.85=
w-9.81 kN/m°)
9.81xQx350
2128.38-62.83)( +cos 15)x62.83 131.10+0.966)x 62.83 9560 3.27ms
Total discharge, 0.85x9.81x350
(128.38 (128.38)
Q
Question 51
0.982 98.2% Ans.
Total discharge_.2-=2jets
Discharge of one jet q 1.6 Ans.

Apelton wheel is to be designed for the following Cuestion 52

Power (brake or specifications The three jet Pelton turbine is required to generator 10.000 kW.under a net head of 400
shaft).9560 kW Head350 meltres, m. The blade angle at outlet is
Speed.750 r.p.m Overall efficiency.85% 15 and the reduction in the rèlative velodty whil,
Jet diameter..not to exceed 1/6 th of the Passingover the bladeis 5%. I he overallefficdencyof the whel is 80%,C098 and
wheel diameter speed ratio 046, then find:0 The diameter of the jet () Total flow in m/s and (Gi)
Determine the following:
) The wheel diámeter, i ) Dianmeter of the jet, and The force exerted by a jet on the buckets.
Gii) The number of jets required the jet ratio isnotto be less than10, find the speed ofthe wheel for a frequency of 50
Take C0.985,Speed ratio045 hertz/sec and the corresponding whieel diameter. 2 ICSVTU Dec 2010
Sol. Given Data: Shaft or break
ICSVTUDec2008, May 20091 Sol. Given Data: No. of jets =3
power =9560 kW Head, H=350 r.p.m. Total power P=10,000kW
Speed, N-750 r.p.m. Overall efficiency, n, =85% Net head, H= 420m Blade angle at outlet, o=15°
Overall efficiency, n, = 0.80 Value of C, = 0.98
Ratio of jet diameter to wheel
D Speed ratio=046 Frequency, f=$0hertz/sec
Co-efficiency velocity, C, = 0.985 Speed ratioK, =045 Relative velocity at outlet = 0,.95 of relative veiocity at inlet
G) The wheel diameter, D: =0.95
Velocity of jet, V, =C,2gH 0.9852x9.81x350 81.62 m/s
= =

Now using equation n

The velocity of wheel u =
u, =u,
pXgxQxH
-K, x/2gH=0.45/2x9.81x350 =37.3m/s 1000
Where Q-Total discharge through three nozzles and p
= TDN
60
=1000kg/m
10000
37.3-
60
o r D-S7.3*60 =095m
TX 750 Ans. 0.6071000x9.81xQx400
1000
i) Diameter of the jet, d:
10000
5.18m/s.
0.8x9.81x400
D Discharge through one nozle 1.06m's
d -0.158m Ans.
) Diameter of the jet (d):
(iii) The number of jets required:
Discharge through one nozzle =Area of one jet x velocity
Discharge of one jet, q Area ofjet x velocity of jet
But
velocity ofjet, V=C,x/2gH =0.98x2x9.81x400 =87ms
-d x0.158 x81.62=1.6m's 1.06-t'x37