Design a single jet Pelton wheel to develop a power of 600 KW under a…
Previous year question for Fluid Machinery.
Question
Design a single jet Pelton wheel to develop a power of 600 KW under a head of 180 m while running at 320 rpm. Assume $K_u = 0.45$, $C_v = 0.985$ and overall efficiency = 85%. Calculate the jet diameter, wheel diameter and number of buckets. Give a fully dimensional sketch of the bucket.
- Year: 2022
- Subject: Fluid Machinery