Draft Tube and Cavitation Factor — Study Resources & PYQs
Draft tube and cavitation factor
- Estimated study time: 80 minutes
Study resources
- Draft Tube, Cavitation & Governing of Reaction Turbines (Article) — EEEGUIDE article: types of draft tubes (straight conical, bell-mouth, elbow), draft tube efficiency, Thoma's cavitation factor, permissible suction head, and governing of reaction turbines.
- NPTEL Fluid Machinery — IIT Kanpur (Article) — NPTEL course covering impulse and reaction hydraulic turbines, Pelton, Francis, Kaplan, pumps, compressors, similarity, cavitation and performance characteristics.
Draft Tube and Cavitation Factor previous year questions
- A Kaplan turbine develops 1480 kW under a head of 7 m. The turbine is set 2.5 m above the tailrace level. A vacuum gauge inserted at the turbine outlet records…
- What is cavitation ? What are the causes of Cavitation and how it is prevented ?
- What is a draft tube? Why is it used in a reaction turbine? Describe different types of draft tubes with sketch.
Taught in these subjects
- Fluid Machinery — MET-5501 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu