the buckets. The speed factor is 0.46. Neglecting any losses, determine: 360 m. The wheel is driven by two water jets at 400 rpm. The water spreads at 160° from Q1: A Pelton turbine of 85 % efficiency develops a power of 4500 kW under a head of (a) The water jet diameter. (b) The wheel diameter. (c) The wasted water energy.

Q: A piston pump operating at 1,150 rpm and 3000 Ibf/in2 delivers fluid at 10 gal/min. If the pump has…

A: Given:Speed of the pump, N=1150 rpmPressure difference, ∆P=3000 lbf/in2Volume flow rate, Q=10…

Q: An irrigation line carries water from a lake down into an arid valley 810 ft below the surface of…

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Q: 1.)  A Pelton wheel with a needle-controlled nozzle develops 1 050 kW against a gross  head of 300…

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Q: 3. For a Pelton turbine the pressure of the flow before the nozzle is 5 bar while the velocity of…

A: As given that the pressure before the nozzle(P) = 5 bar ;the velocity of the flow leaving the nozzle…

Q: What size pump is needed to supply 10 gpm to a cylinder when the electric motor is rotating at 1725…

A: Given : V = 10gpm = 10 gallon per minute N = 1725 rpm = 1725 rev per minute

Q: Carbon dioxide gas is compressed at steady state from a pressure of 18 lb/in² and a temperature of…

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Applied Fluid Mechanics

A fluid is a substance that is continuously deformed by the application of shear stress. The rate of deformation of a fluid depends on its viscosity. The fluid tries to flow when it interacts with some other system.