1. A water turbine is to be designed to produce 27 MW when running at 93.7 rpm under a head of 16.5 m. A model turbine with an output of 37.5 kW is to be tested under dynamically similar conditions with a head of 4.9 m. Calculate the model speed and scale ratio. Assuming a model efficiency of 88%, estimate the volume flow rate through the model. It is estimated that the force on the thrust bearing of the full-size machine will be 7.0 GN. For what thrust must the model bearing be designed?
1. A water turbine is to be designed to produce 27 MW when running at 93.7 rpm under a head of 16.5 m. A model turbine with an output of 37.5 kW is to be tested under dynamically similar conditions with a head of 4.9 m. Calculate the model speed and scale ratio. Assuming a model efficiency of 88%, estimate the volume flow rate through the model. It is estimated that the force on the thrust bearing of the full-size machine will be 7.0 GN. For what thrust must the model bearing be designed?
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Nm=551.2 rev/min
Salts ratio= .09264
Prototype is 10.8 time bigger
Qm =.8865m3/s
Xm =17.84 MN

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A water turbine is to be designed to produce 27 MW when running at 93.7 rpm under a head
of 16.5 m. A model turbine with an output of 37.5 kW is to be tested under dynamically
similar conditions with a head of 4.9 m. Calculate the model speed and scale ratio. Assuming
a model efficiency of 88%, estimate the volume flow rate through the model. It is estimated
that the force on the thrust bearing of the full-size machine will be 7.0 GN. For what thrust
must the model bearing be designed?
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