A Pelton turbine having 1.6 m bucket diameter develops a power of 3600 kW at 400 rpm under a net head of 275 m. If the overall efficiency is 88% and coefficient of velocity is 0.97, find: (i) Speed ratio (ii) Discharge in m^3/s (iii) Diameter of nozzle (iv) Specific speed

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A Pelton turbine having 1.6 m bucket diameter
develops a power of 3600 kW at 400 rpm under a
net head of 275 m. If the overall efficiency is 88%
and coefficient of velocity is 0.97, find:
(i) Speed ratio
(ii) Discharge in m^3/s
(iii) Diameter of nozzle
(iv) Specific speed
Transcribed Image Text:A Pelton turbine having 1.6 m bucket diameter develops a power of 3600 kW at 400 rpm under a net head of 275 m. If the overall efficiency is 88% and coefficient of velocity is 0.97, find: (i) Speed ratio (ii) Discharge in m^3/s (iii) Diameter of nozzle (iv) Specific speed
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