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This document contains three problems related to hydraulic turbines: 1) A centrifugal pump problem involving calculating inlet blade angle, outlet absolute velocity and angle, and manometric head. 2) A Francis turbine problem involving determining inlet guide vane angle, inlet absolute velocity and blade angle, and head loss to produce given flow rate and power output. 3) A Pelton wheel problem calculating flow rate through the turbine, optimum rotation rate for maximum power, and output shaft power given jet velocity, wheel geometry, and efficiency.

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This document contains three problems related to hydraulic turbines: 1) A centrifugal pump problem involving calculating inlet blade angle, outlet absolute velocity and angle, and manometric head. 2) A Francis turbine problem involving determining inlet guide vane angle, inlet absolute velocity and blade angle, and head loss to produce given flow rate and power output. 3) A Pelton wheel problem calculating flow rate through the turbine, optimum rotation rate for maximum power, and output shaft power given jet velocity, wheel geometry, and efficiency.

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a) A centrifugal pump running at 900 rpm has an impeller diameter of 500 mm and eye diameter
of 200 mm. The blade angle at outlet is 35° with the tangent. Determine assuming zero whirl
at inlet, the inlet blade angle. Also calculate the absolute velocity at outlet and its angle with
the tangent. The flow velocity is constant at 3 m/s. Also calculate the manometric head.

b) The outer diameter of a Francis runner is 1.4 m. The flow velocity at inlet is 9.5 m/s. The
absolute velocity at the exit is 7 m/s. The speed of operation is 430 rpm. The power developed
is 12.25 MW, with a flow rate of 12 m3/s. Total head is 115 m. For shockless entry determine
the angle of the inlet guide vane. Also find the absolute velocity at entrance, the runner blade
angle at inlet and the loss of head in the unit. Assume zero whirl at exit. Also fluid the specific
speed.

c) A Pelton wheel is used to produce hydroelectric power. The average radius of the wheel is
1.83 m, and the jet velocity is 102 m/s from a nozzle of exit diameter equal to 10.0 cm. The
turning angle of the buckets is  = 165°. (a) Calculate the volume flow rate through the turbine

in m3/s. (b) What is the optimum rotation rate (in rpm) of the wheel (for maximum power)? (c)
Calculate the output shaft power in MW if the efficiency of the turbine is 82 percent.

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