256. A pelton wheel is having a mean bucket diameter of 0.8 m and is running at 1000 r.p.m. The net head on the Pelton wheel is 400 m. It the side clearance angle is 15° and discharge through nozzle is 150 liters/s, find, (i) Power available at the nozzle (ii) Hydraulic efficiency of the turbine.

256. A pelton wheel is having a mean bucket diameter of 0.8 m and is running at 1000 r.p.m. The net head on the Pelton wheel is 400 m. It the side clearance angle is 15° and discharge through nozzle is 150 liters/s, find, (i) Power available at the nozzle (ii) Hydraulic efficiency of the turbine.

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256. A pelton wheel is having a mean bucket
diameter of 0.8 m and is running at 1000 r.p.m.
The net head on the Pelton wheel is 400 m. It
the side clearance angle is 15° and discharge
through nozzle is 150 liters/s, find,
(i) Power available at the nozzle
(ii)
Hydraulic efficiency of the turbine.

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