Water flows through the 400-mm-diameter delivery pipe at 2 m's. Each of the four 50-mm- diameter nozzles is aimed tangentially at the Pelton wheel, which has bucket deflection angles of 150°. Detemmine the torque and power developed by the wheel when it is rotating at 10 rad/s.

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Water flows through the 400-mm-diameter delivery pipe at 2 m/s. Each of the four 50-mm-
diameter nozzles is aimed tangentially at the Pelton wheel, which has bucket deflection angles of
150°. Detemine the torque and power developed by the wheel when it is rotating at 10 rad/s.
2 m/s.
400 mm
2.5 mg
10 rad/s
Transcribed Image Text:Water flows through the 400-mm-diameter delivery pipe at 2 m/s. Each of the four 50-mm- diameter nozzles is aimed tangentially at the Pelton wheel, which has bucket deflection angles of 150°. Detemine the torque and power developed by the wheel when it is rotating at 10 rad/s. 2 m/s. 400 mm 2.5 mg 10 rad/s
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