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Objective:
Document the pelton turbine's performan'ce
Reduce data yoµ will collect to a dil!lel'l!sionless groups
Equations used:
hydraulic power input (IL P. I) =p v g H ! kW
where:
v Discharge lit/s
H Total head meter of water
, ll=H
' s +Hd
,H
s
= p 2 • 1.0196 * 10-
1
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v 2
f
2g = o.os1 * vr
Hs Static head
H0 :Dynamic head
p2 : pressure gauge reading kPa
v f , Flow velocity at gauge
v v /"1000
'VF' =--r =
10. 92*10- 4
g gravitational acceleration
3
p water density kg/m
where:
T Torque ,on turbine shaft N,m
w angular velocity of turbine shaft
2 lT N
'
w = ~~-
60
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N N ·vTl _,, H• P • I _,, - 6 /. H
l.J '
s 0
rr d 60 .
Runner tip speed Ratio (v) = - L026 _,,
where:
N = Speed of rotation
T = Torque
h = point gauge reading
Procedure:
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v Discharge lit/s
h point gauge reading cm
Experimental records:
Pz = constant = kPa
H
1
= constant = m of water
~
v1 = constant = lit/s
vF constar~t - m/s
H.P.I ! constant = kW
I
R
I
rpm
N
I
l
T N.m
I I
I
I I I I I
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calculated values:
I I
~
I
l I I
w rad/s I I
I I I I II
I
p kW I~ I
i
I
i Ii
7lo % I i
I
II I I
I
,I I 1' 1' I, i'
I I 1, I I I
v ) I I I
'1 I I I I I
p2 constant = kPa
H constant = m. of water
2
Q2 = constant = lit/s
v F2 constant = m/s
N rpm
T N.m
I I I I
calculated values:
I w rad/s II II !
1,
II
I p kW II __)___
I
II I
I
II
I
I
I II I
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0
I :,
I,
%
I
I
I I
II
I
I1
I --+---1
I I
I
t-~----~--~--~-~--~!--~I- _~1--~-~-__J I
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Requirements:
:L Plot all data on a 9rlllpb v111rsus(v) as horizontal axis and
efficiency , turbine Pl'*'•r output as vertical axis.
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Velocity Diagrams_:.,
Given data:
Torque (T)
Specific speed
Equations used:
IT N
Bucket speed (u) = ~~~-
60
Wz
Relative velocity ratio (K)
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I I
' I
I!
I I
' I
t !
I1 Ii
\l
1I
!I
II
'i
! I
11
j ~
11
! ~
I! \ -
e.--- --
_J
1,
I\
11
. !, I
trrl I- -
r-·--
'!
'
f 1I
'--·---
f~
r-\_.~
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