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A Francis turbine has a net head of 60 m at the inlet and operates at 420 RPM. The outer diameter of the turbine is 0.9 m and the inner diameter is 0.45 m. It is known that the flow rate at the turbine inlet and outlet is constant. Since the hydraulic efficiency of the turbine is 80%, the volumetric flow rate is 10 m^3/s and the flow rate is 0.35, for this turbine with radial output flow; a) Draw the inlet and outlet velocity triangles of the turbine b) Find the angle of the impeller blade and the angle between the relative speed at the inlet and the rotor speed c) Find the angle between the relative speed at the outlet and the rotor speed d) Find the absolute velocity at the entrance e) Since the mechanical efficiency is 85%, find the amount of power produced by the turbine.

          A Francis turbine has a net head of 60 m at the inlet and operates at 420 RPM. The outer diameter of the turbine is 0.9 m and the inner diameter is 0.45 m. It is known that the flow rate at the turbine inlet and outlet is constant. Since the hydraulic efficiency of the turbine is 80%, the volumetric flow rate is 10 m^3/s and the flow rate is 0.35, for this turbine with radial output flow;
a) Draw the inlet and outlet velocity triangles of the turbine
b) Find the angle of the impeller blade and the angle between the relative speed at the inlet and the rotor speed
c) Find the angle between the relative speed at the outlet and the rotor speed
d) Find the absolute velocity at the entrance
e) Since the mechanical efficiency is 85%, find the amount of power produced by the turbine.
        
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A Francis turbine has a net head of 60 m at the inlet and operates at 420 RPM. The outer diameter of the turbine is 0.9 m and the inner diameter is 0.45 m. It is known that the flow rate at the turbine inlet and outlet is constant. Since the hydraulic efficiency of the turbine is 80%, the volumetric flow rate is 10 m^3/s and the flow rate is 0.35, for this turbine with radial output flow; a) Draw the inlet and outlet velocity triangles of the turbine b) Find the angle of the impeller blade and the angle between the relative speed at the inlet and the rotor speed c) Find the angle between the relative speed at the outlet and the rotor speed d) Find the absolute velocity at the entrance e) Since the mechanical efficiency is 85%, find the amount of power produced by the turbine.
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00:01 In this problem, we have to calculate wheel diameter of inlet and wheel diameter of inlet can be written as d1 dy is equal to pnet and g eta h and eta over all multiplied with h.
00:21 Here d1 is wheel diameter of inlet, pnet is power developed by turbine which is given in this question is 750 kilowatt rotational speed is rpm hydraulic efficiency is 88 percent or 0 .088 0...
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